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COLUMBIANA, ALA:, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 2 .1905
NO. 22
Is What the Cotton Associa¬
tion Says to The Farmer
Now.
GET BETTER PRICES FOR IT.
If the Demand Is Supplied the Price
Cannot Go Up—So Hold It for
Better Prices.
Atlanta, Ga.—Farmers anfl mer¬
chants of the south are warned against
cotton buyers who are now busy at
many interior points trying to induce
spot holders to sell them their cotton
at market prices and agreeing to pay.
any additional advance that may ac¬
crue within the next sixty or ninety
days. If you deliver np your cotton
on that basis and the buyers get
enough of the staple in their hands to
fill their orders there is but little
chance for the market to advance.
The only way to force an advance
quickly is to refuse to part with the
cotton until satisfactory prices are of¬
fered. No middling cotton should be
sold at interior points for less than 11
cents per pound. The crop is short,
and all who hold will be rewarded as
they should be.
Again, don’t lend your cotton to lo¬
cal mills on the promise of settlement
at any time within the next few
months. With the staple in the hands
of the spinners prices can never ad¬
vance.
Again, notify warehousemen to
whom you ship your cotton for storage
that under no circumstances must your
cotton be loaned or sold until you are
ready to sell it. All kinds of tricks
and devices arc being resorted to now
by buyers and spinners to induce
farmers to part with their cotton, j
Every man who is led into any of
those trades is unwittihgly playing
into the hands of the buyers and
against his own interest and that ot
his neighbors.
Hold your cotton like grim death.
Tie up the spot market and stand
firm fer higher prices, and the victory
will soon be yours and the continued
prosperity of the south assured. Yours
truly, HARVIE JORDAN,
President. Southern Cotton Associa¬
tion.
Respect Uniform.
Washington, D. C.—Secretary Bona¬
parte has directed the dismissal of an
employe of the Norfolk navy yard as a
result of a complaint which came 10
the department that the employes,
after having agreed to lease two rooms
of his house to a machinist’s mate
serving with the reserve torpedo flo¬
tilla, refused tq carry out the agree¬
ment because it would be necessary
for the machinist’s mate to come to
his residence dressed in the uniform
of a petty officer of the United States
navy. The employe in his explanation
to the department said that neither he
nor his wife had any objection to the
uniform, but owing to the prejudice
which existed in the town of Berkley
against sailors he felt it clue to his
SI Air KAu
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Of General and Local In¬
terest as They Occur.
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Found Dead in Bed.
Birmingham, Ala.—When a call boy
of the Birmingham went to the room
of. A. P. Allis, of Paris, Ky., to call
him at 7:30 o’clock Friday morning the
man was dead. His face was cold,
but there was stfll some warmth
about the body, which indicated that
he Jiad breathed his last only a short
time before he expected to get up.
family, in order to maintain their pos‘- 1 an examination was made by a
tion in the tow r n, that he should re- | physician the body was viewed b> the
fuse to allow a sailor to reside in his j coroner, who declared that death re¬
house. After consideration of the em- ' suited from natural causes. It was
ploye’s statement Secretary Bonaparte ‘ prepared for burial by Gaudin and sent
holds: “That a person whose attitude ! at 6:40 0:1 the Alabama Great South-
tewards the uniform or enlisted men j ern j ate ^ 0,rne in P ariS Friday
is what this employe states is ineiigi- | uiglit.
ble for employment by this depart-
Fighting Near Manila.
Manila.—Troops under Capt. Frank
R. McCoy, of the Third cavalry, aide
de camp to Major-General Woods, has
surprised the Datto Ali, head of the
Moro insurgents of the Island of Min-
danoa, who has been on the warpath
for some' time past, and killed him,
together with his son and ten follow¬
ers. Forty-three wounded Moros were
taken prisoners, and many arms and a
large quantity of ammunition was cap¬
tured.
Three enlisted- men of the Twenty-
second infantry were killed and two
wounded during the engagement.
Heavy fighting is now reported be¬
tween the constabulary and i.-oro in¬
surgents near Lake Linguyasen, Min-
danoa.
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YEL10W FEVER NEWS.
The Latest Reports From the
Infected District.
ment.” It is ordered that the services
of the employe be dispensed with im¬
mediately.
Fires on Passenger.
Savannah, Ga.—E. A. Mcore, a street
car conductor, in an altercation with a
passenger drew a heavy revolver and
fired three shots. The first shot went
wild, the second struck and killed Mrs.
E. F. Wheeler and the third weut
through the thigh of G. R. Zickinger,
the passenger involved in the alterca¬
tion. Mrs. Wheeler was sitting on
her front steps. The bullet severed
her jugular vein. Mrs. J. Fairchilds
jumped from the car, as did the other
passengers, when the shooting began.
Mrs. Fairchilds sustained a broke:-
shoulder from her fall. Moore was ar¬
rested. It is alleged he was drinking.
Democrats Offer No Opposition.
New York.—That there will be no
opposition by the democratic party to
the placing of the name of William
Travers Jerome on the republican offi¬
cial ballot is practically assured. The
certificate of the action of the recon¬
vened republican county convention in j
substituting the name of Mr. Jerome
for that of Judge Flammer has been
filed with the board of elections. The
board will pass upon the question of
the validity of the action as soon as
possible.
Engineer Badly Mure.
Montgomery, Ala.—Engineer Walter
E. Cronier, who has a switch engine-
in the yards of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, happened to an accident
early Friday morning that may cost
him his life. From all that can be
learned Engineer Cronier was on the
running board of his engine, when his
foot in some unaccountable manner
j slipped, and he fell under tne wheels
! of the moving locomotive. As soon as
! possible he was dragged out and ear-
I ried rapidly to St. Margaret’s Hos-
I pital. Medical aid was quickly at
hand. A consultation of several sur¬
geons decided at once that his only
chance for life lay in a double opera¬
tion. The wheels of the engine crush¬
ed his left arm, and his left thigh was
terribly mutilated. Both limbs were
amputated, the arm at the elbow and
the leg just above the middle thigh
and almost against the trunk of the
body. The operation is very danger¬
ous, and his condition is very critical.
Engineer Cronier was about 32 years
of age and has a wife and four chil¬
dren.
Plunges Through Bridge.
Lexington, Ky.—Passengers on the
Louisville Southern train No. 9, due
here at 7 o’clock, had a narrow escape
Friday night, when the train was
hurled from a bridge seven miles
from here into a creek forty feet be¬
low. Twelve persons were injured,
but none were killed.
The injured: W. L. Herndon, mail
clerk, Lancaster, Ky., injured inter¬
nally and badly crushed; Joseph
Thompson, express messenger ana
baggage master, shoulder broken and
head cut, injuries serious; Prof. M. A.
Scovell, Lexington, knee hurt; Wil¬
liam Hutchison, conductor, Lexington,
shoulder broken, back hurt, cut about
head; T. W. Hughes, Lexington, rib
broken and arms and body bruised:
Edward Dowling, Louisville, scalp
wound ana internally injured; J. W.
Crossfield, Lawrenceburg, ankle twist¬
ed, badly’ bruised; J. W. Ripy, Law¬
renceburg, arms and legs bruised;
James Foster, Salt Lick, body bruised
and legs injured; Thomas D. Johnson,
Burgin, ankle sprained and neck
twisted; W. D. Donaldson, Eminence,
slightly; R. W, Vaughan, Lexington,
hack hurt.
Wit'" qne exception ali of the pas¬
sengers were slightly injured and
badly shaken up. The tender, mail
and baggage cars ana smoker were
splintered and thrown into the creek,
and the bridge destroyed entirely.
A more serious accident was prob¬
ably averted by the presence of mind
of the engineer. A. Phillips, who es¬
caped injury. The tender of the en¬
gine jumped the track about 100 yards
from the bridge, and realizing that If
the engine plunged in the whole train
would be pulled in after it lie threw
the throttle wide open and barely suc¬
ceeded in getting the engine across
the bridge when the sides of the bridge
were battered down by the ploughing
cars. The mail was saved, but all the
baggage was destroyed or damaged by
water.
Train Derailed.
Augusta, Ga.—A special from Green¬
ville, S. C., says: Local passenger
train No. 11, on its way to Atlanta
over the Southern Railway, was de¬
railed at Norris, thirty miles from this
place, Friday evening. Reports here
are meagre, but it is certain that Fire¬
man R. J. Hamilton, white, of Atlanta,
is dead, Baggage Master Chestnut se¬
riously hurt, with the mail clerk,
whose name cannot be learned, slight¬
ly hurt. The cause of the derailment
is not known. The locomotive left the
track and turned over, followed by
three cars. No passengers were in¬
jured.
Fire in Columbus.
Columbus, Ga.-—The plant cf the
Garrison Veneer and Woodwork Com¬
pany was destroyed by fire at a loss
of $20,000. There was $12,000 insur¬
ance. A large quantity of crates await¬
ing shipment to Cuba was destroyed.
The qompany will probably rebuild.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
Ex-Congressman Is III.
Columbus, Ga.—Thomas W. Grimes,
ex-congressman from the Fourth Geor¬
gia district; is critically ill at the city
hospital and is thought to be ih a dy¬
ing condition. While a .member of
congress he refused to eat at the same
table with a negro in a Washington
restaurant, and the incident was tele¬
graphed all over the country. Mr.
Grimes was defeated for re-election
because he flatly refused to subscribe
to the doctrines of the Farmers’
ance. ^
Alli-
Car-
Postoffice Appointments.
Washington, D. C.—Robert L.
rell has been appointed postmaster at
Pcndville, Bibb county, vice J. M.
Krout, resigned.
Rural route No. 2 ordered establish¬
ed January 2 at Mumford, Talladega
county, serving 450 people and 107
houses. ,
Jesse M. Arrant ‘appointed regular,
John C. Arrant, substitute rural car¬
rier, route No. 2 at Seale.
Farmer Is Found Dead.
Attaila, Ala.—Clinton Reed, a prom¬
inent farmer who lived near Attaila,
was found dead in the woods near his
home by one cf his neighbors, Mrs. S.
A. Shores. Mr. Reed left'his home tq
go hunting in the woods near by, but
failed to return when night came.
About 3 o’clock in the morning a
searching party was formed, and the
finding of the dead body was the re¬
sult. A coroner’s inquiry was held by
Coroner Woodliff. Mr. Reed leaves a
wife and two children.
Accidentally Killed by Gun.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.—The news has
been brought to the city of the death
of John Robertson, who accidentally
shot himself just as he tvas stalling
out for a hunt. It seems that he was
standing on the gallery resting the
butt of his gun on the floor, with his
hand over the end of the barrel. The
butt being near the edge of the floor,
slipped, when the hammer caught on
the edge, discharging the load, which
tore his hand terribly and entered his
head through his chin and neck. He
lived only a short while.
Was Jostled Under Wheels c-f Train.
Huntsville, Ala.—An unknown
white man was killed under the wheels
of No. 40 on the Southern Railway at
the passenger depot. He was bumped
i under the train by- the jostling crowd
and his body cut in two. Hundreds of
people saw the accident. The body
has not been identified, and he iray
have cqrae in on the train that killed
him. He Was evidently a Ifihcrfei".
White Man Hanged,
Tampa, Fla.—-Edward Lamb, white,
who shot and killed Christopher D.
Kennedy, also white, in Manatee
county two years ago, was hanged Fri¬
day at the county jail at Braidentown
in the presence of 100 witnesses.
Lamb insisted on having his photo¬
graph taken before going to the gal¬
lows, and was perfectly cool through¬
out. At the foot of the gallows he af¬
fectionately said good-bye to his son.
sister and brother-in-law, kissing each
of them and asking them to meet him
in hsV.-en.
Fire on Workmen.
Warsaw.-—At Pabianice, in the gov¬
ernment of Piotrakoil, dragoons fired
on a demonstration of 4,000 workmen,
killing two and wounding fourteen. A
military patrol refused to mount guara
on the streets. Many policemen are
leaving the service.
Morris Cannot Serve.
Philadelphia, Pa.—Effingham B. Mor¬
ris, of this city, who was selected in
New York as one of the committee of
three to investigate the management
of the Mutual Life Insurance Com¬
pany, decided that he would be un¬
able to serve on the committee. Mr.
Morris said that service on the com¬
mittee would too seriously interfere
with his attention to his business in¬
terests in Philadelphia, which are va¬
rious.
Lodge to Build New Home.
Florence, Ala.—The first steps in the
direction of erecting a handsome nev.
home for the Monte Bello lodge,
Knights of Pythias, was taken at a
recent meeting, when a committee was
appointed to undertake the work. The
order is very strong in Florence, and
their numerical and financial strength
will justify them in building a home of
their own.
Many residences and business houses
are in course of construction, and new
streets are being built, giving Flor¬
ence an air of prosperity exceeding
that of the boom days, fifteen years
ago.
Dared to Climb the Pole.
Bloomington, Ill.—Miss Florence
Morner accepted the dare of a party j
of girl friends to climb the iron spikea
steps on an electric pole at Peters¬
burg while returning from a social af¬
fair. She touched her hand to a live
wire at the summit and was hurled to
the pavement below, breaking her
back. She cannot live.
Injuries May Be Fatal.
Sheffield, Ala.—The bursting of a
tuyere pipe at Sheffield Coal and Iron
Company’s furnace No. 3 will cause
the death of Frank Brazeal. The un¬
fortunate ,man was horribly burned,
his clothes being scorched from his
tody by the intense heat. Brazeal was
moved to his home in a dying condi¬
tion.
Body Is Identified.
Huntsville, Ala.—The body of the
man killed at the Southern depot |
Thursday night was identified today |
as that of 'James Mahathy, a farmer
of this county. Mahathy leaves a
widow and seven children.
Sheffield, Ala.—Frank Brazeal, who
was burned at the Sheffield Coal and
Iron Company’s furnace by hot slag,,
caused by the bursting of a tuyure
pipe, died six hours after the accident.
Show Teamster Is Hurt.
Huntsville, Ala.—A teamster named
French, employed by the Sells-Downs
circus, was probably fatally injured oc
West Holmes street. He was driving
one of the heavy cages and was caught
under a big overhanging limb from a
shade tree and crushed against the top
of the cage and then thrown to the
ground. His back was broken and he
was injured internally.
Secure injunction Against Roads.
Meridian, Miss.—C. C. Proythress
and ethers have secured a temporary
injunction against the city and the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad to prevent
the closing of Twenty-seventh avenue.
Some time ago the city passed ?.n or¬
dinance closing the avenue, with the
understanding that the railroad would
build an overhead bridge across
Twenty-ninth avenue. The plaintiffs
in the suit own property on the south
side of the railroad tracks on Twenty-
seventh avenue and claim they will be
damaged if the thoroughfare is closed.
At present it is the most dangerous
crossing in the city, many accidents
having happened there.
Fought in Street.
Montgomery, Ala.—William Stick-
ney, a well-known man, and Dr. D. O.
Lyons, a veterinary surgeon, became
engaged in a fight at the corner of
Court street and Madison avenue. Dr.
Lyons, an elderly man, was struck a
terrific blow over the left eye, and he
fell to the pavement unconscious. He
was revived and his wounds were
dressed near by. Stickney was ar¬
rested. The fight is said to have oc
curred over the condemnation three
months ago by Dr. Lyons of a horse
belonging to the Stickney family,
which was said to have contracted a
contagious disease.
Thanksgiving Day in New Orleans.
New Orleans, La.—There was noth¬
ing new in the fever sitution locally.
The reduction in the number of cases
under treatment continues at a grati-
jfying rate. Thei^j is widespread satis¬
faction at the announcement that Dr.
White will be permanently detailed
to duty in this city.
At 11 o’clock tomorrow Rev. Dr.
Beverly Warner, who was general su¬
perintendent of the campaign of edu¬
cation and the ward inspections, will
conduct a special thanksgiving service
at Trinity church, which will be at¬
tended by all of the marine hospital
officers in full dress,uniform.
Tonight a dinner was tendered Dr
White by the Country fclub.
Chairman Janvier, of the finance
committee, tonight announced that-
there was a cash balance on hand cf
$44,710. The expenses under Dr.
White’s approval up to today have
been $215,474 for pay rolls, supplies
and the two emergency hospitals.
There will be expenditures of about
ten thousand dollars more before the
accounts are finally closed.
Official report to 6 p. m.:
New cases, 4.
Total, 3,387.
Deaths, none.
Total deaths, 443.
New foci, 1.
Under treatment, 23.
Discharged, 2,913.
SCIENCE NOTES.
The Navy Department has estab¬
lished in the Brooklyn Navy Yard a
school for the instruction'of young
seamen in wireless telegraphy. They
are taught how to send and receive
the messages and how to manipulate
the apparatus.
Recent reports on the mineral re- [
sources of County Leitrim and adja- i
cent parts of Ireland indicate the pos- |
sibility of developing a great mining
industry in that country. Experts say j
that the Connaught coal-fields are cap¬
able of yielding from 20,000,000 to 30,-
000,000 tons. j
How electricity influences plant
growth has not been easy to explain.
It is pointed out that the heat can
have little effect as this cannot re
place or even greatly reinforce the
PIIIITE ESTIMATES,
Irs
Burch and John Hyde
Wil! Make Estimates on
Cotton Condition.
FIRST REPORT CORRECT.
Both Ware Fired From the Statistical
Department and They Know All
About the Inside Workings.
Washington, D. C. — Mrs. Bertha
Burch, who was removed from her po-
heat of sunshine. The electricity acts s ^* on * n t'- ie agricultural department,
rather as a stimulus to all the vital and John H >'de, who resigned under
processes. Capillary attraction of water hre from the same department as a
Moss Is Denied Bail, ”.
Tuskegee, Ala.—Justice Proctor has
made known his decision in the ease
of Ji,m Moss, charged with the murder
of Allen A. Combes Saturday night,
October 14. Moss is remanded to jail
without bail to await the action of the
grand jury at the spring term of court.
The preliminary investigation just
closed was attended by large crowds.
Both white and black were anxious tc
hear the testimony of each witness.
The killing of Mr. Combes was one of
the most brutal murders Macon county
has ever had.
$6,000,000 Postoffice.
Chicago, Ill.—The gigantic, though
delicate task of moving the Chicago
postoffice into the new quarters in the
recently completed $6,000,000 federal
building, without delaying or disturb¬
ing the handling of approximately
2,000,000 pieces of mail matter which
the office handles daily, has begun.
Frederick E. Coyne, the postmaster,
was authority, for the statement that
so elaborately have preparations been
made involving the minute calculation
of innumerable details that the intri¬
cate work of the postoffice, which col¬
lects and delivers mail over a territory
6f 194 square miles, would proceed
without a moment’s delay.
By Sunday all mail, including the
outgoing, but with the exception of
certain kinds of second-class matter,
will be cared for in the new structure.
Duchess of ArcOs Robbed.
Rome.—The Duchess of Arcos (form¬
erly Virginia X.o\vc.ry, cf Washington),
wife of the new Spanish minister to
Italy, arrived here Saturday from St.
Petersburg, the former post of her
husband. On opening her trunk it was
discovered that it had been robbed in
transit of jewels valued at about $4,-
000. , It is supposed that the robbery
took place between Turin and Rome.
Citizens Resent Fumigation.
Pensacola, Fla.—The fever situation
tonight is more encouraging than at
any time since its outbreak here, only
one new case being reported. This
is the result of fumigation, which-was
actively commenced two weeks ago,
but which is threatened with termi¬
nation shortly, as the state health of¬
ficer is meeting with opposition in his
work. The courts have been appealed
to by some citizens to prevent the
fumigation.
The summary:
New cases, 1.
Total cases, 527.
Deaths, 3.
Total deaths, 76.
Discharged, 381.
Under treatment, 89.
Surgeon Wyman’s Ideas.
Chattanooga, Tenn.—In a letter to
Governor Cox, chairman of the general
committee of the Southern Immigra¬
tion and Quarantine conference to be
held here November 9 and 10, Sur¬
geon General Walter Wyman outlines
the scope of his addrebs as follows:
"I take pleasure in acknowledging
the receipt of your letter of the 21st
inst with reference to my attendance
at the conference at Chattanooga.
“It will give me great pleasure to
be there as I have previously inform¬
ed you. I write, however, in regard
to my subject, ‘Yellow Fever, Its Ori¬
gin and Prevention.’ I understand
that in giving this topic to me ‘origin’
and ‘prevention’ are general terms
and do not relate to the recent epi¬
demic in New Orleans. It would be
premature and not desirable for me
to enter upon such a discussion, and
I have no doubt that is your idea also.
I understand that the deliberations
of tbe convention are to be of,a na¬
ture looking to protection in the fu¬
ture, but that it is qot the intention
to provide for addresses that may in-
"Dive dispute.”
To Euiid New Planing Mill.
Talladega, Ala.—J. B. Trapp has pur- |
chased of the Towers estate twenty-
six iots' between the Southern Railroad j
and the new line of the Atlantic and •
Birmingham Railroad, east of the sec- |
tion house land of the Southern Rail- j
way. Mr. Trapp has bought the houses
on the right of way of the Atlanta and
Birmingham Railroad and wishes to
correspond with mechanics who make
a business of moving houses, as there
are several large two-story houses to
be removed from their present sites.
The location selected will be used for
the erection cf an immense placing
mill.
Old Age Pensions.
Chicago, III.—Frank A. Vanderlip,
vice-president of the City National
Bank of New York, was the chief
speaker at the Commercial Club’s first
banquet of the season. His subject
was, “Old Age Pensions ror Working¬
men.”
He declared that the present Indus¬
trial system was severe on the older
workers, and advocated the annuity
plan now adopted by many large cor¬
porations. He strongly favored a thor-
ough investigation of the subject of i
old age pensions, preferably under the '
supervision of the president or the na¬
tional congress. He suggested that
the Commercial Club request that such
an investigation be made,
is promoted by a positive current flow¬
ing upward and as electric influence is
beneficial only with an abundance of
water, the rise of fluid is assumed to
play a part.
Life on earth began when the sur¬
face was a sea of molten rocly, if we
may accept the theory of Geoffrey Mar¬
tin, of Kiel University. It must have
been based on silicon instead of car-
don, and associated, with it as funda¬
mental elements were, perhaps, phos¬
phorus, sulphur and oxygen, in place
of the hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
of modern life forms. This silicious
life is supposed to have flourished in
the sea of molten rock, with which it
blended at death, leaving no trace.
result of the cotton scandal disclos¬
ures; are declared to be behind a new
crop estimating bureau located in New
York.
The advance report issued by this
bureau is signed by Bertha Burch, as
“Crop Estimator.” The first and only
■report so far issued was remarkably
close to the official report given out
by the department of agriculture, the
difference being only four-tenths.
Mrs. Burch is familiar with crop es¬
timating. The five years she was em¬
ployed in a statistical capacity by tho
department of agriculture was evi-^
dentiy put to'good use. When her res¬
ignation was accepted by Secretary
Wilson last July she said she would
_ ! open a crop estimating agency. It is
The new chemical automobile fire freely said that her lOrmer chief, John
engine of Leicester, England, carries Hyde, is connected with her venture,
a large cylinder of carbonate ©f soda j Working in Harmony,
solution, with a bottle of sulphuric Hyde is at present in England,
acid suspended over it, and travels but is expected back (o New York
thirty miles an hour. When the acid soon. It is authoritatively stated that
is tipped into the soda water, carbonic*' he and Mrs. Burch are working in liar-
acid is rapidly generated, quickly giv¬
ing a pressure of 150 pounds. This
pressure forces the water in a four-
fifths inch stream to a height of forty
feet, and as the water reaches the
mony in estimating (he condition of
crops. Mrs. Burch’s office is in the
Beaver building, 92 Beaver street, New
York, and she is laying the foundation
fire the carbonic acid escapes in great
volume, crowding out the air and
smothering the fire. The cylinder is
emptied in four minutes.
Some recently invented chronophoto-
graphic cameras by Lucien Bull of
Paris take successive pictures at rates
of from 1000 to 2000 per second. The
source of light is the,, spark of an in¬
duction coil, which, it is calculated,
endures only about one two-millionth
of a second, so that with improved
mechanism the successive images could
be taken at a far more rapid rate than
is now employed. Six hundred images
per second, however, suffice to show
clearly the moving wings of a dragon
fly, and with 1100 or 1200 images per-
second, sharp pictures have been ob¬
tained of bees and house flies in flight.
B j for a permanent agency.
Work as a Health Factor.
. Congenial work with’ mind and
hands should he encouraged in all
persons, for its prophylactic as well
as its curative influences in numbers
of cases, but its application should be
restricted and carefully studied.
There are many conditions where ab¬
solute rest will not only p^ove use¬
less but really harmful. To send a
man from an active business life to
one of complete inactivity will often
prove disastrous, as much so as to
prescribe all food for the obese.
The nervous will complain that they
do not feel like work. If left to them¬
selves and told to do absolutely noth¬
ing, not even to read, they are sure
to dwell upon their infirmities and-
grow thereby morose and hypochon¬
driacal, thus increasing their invalid¬
ism. The desire for work should be
encouraged in all conditions and in
all classes.—Medical' World.
Tampa Man Is Robbed.
Louisville, Ky—H. Crumpler, of
Tampa, Fla., was robbed of a draft of
$6,0.09 and §200 in cash at the Seventh
street station here. Crumpler had just
disposed of a furniture business in
Tampa, .and w T as on his way to Bed¬
ford. Ind.
Buying Surface Only.
A very unusual real property trans¬
action is just being concluded be¬
tween the government and the Penn¬
sylvania railroad. Congress at last
session provided that the government
should secure a site for a new post-
office in New York by paying the rail¬
road $1,700,000.
The railroad is to use the ground
beneath the building for a station
and for that reason it would not con¬
vey a fee simple title. The govern¬
ment will have title merely to the sur¬
face of the ground and as much of
the space below it as will include the
foundations. The department was
safe in accepting a qualified title of
this sort.
Under date of October 11 she wrote
to the department of agriculture for
copies of some public records pertain¬
ing to crop report compilations. This
was the first intimation of her branch¬
ing out as an estimator of crops. Mrs.
Burch and Mr. Hyde are both capable
of compiling reliable reports. They
know the names and location of the
department’s county and township
agents, and it is said are getting .theh -
information from the same people who
furnish it to the government.
This arrangement cannot be avoid¬
ed, according to Secretary Wilson.
The department's correspondents are
not paid and are not required to han¬
dle the business exclusively for the
government.
Will Cut Down Expenses.
Wholesale cuts in the estimates of
the heads of departments will probably
take place as a result of the deficit in
the treasury. The estimates of Sec¬
retary Taft, of the war department,
showing that he calculates on an econ¬
omy of about $9,000,006 in the ex¬
pense of his branch of government
service, are expected to be typical of
the estimates of other departments.
The secretary of the interior has al¬
ready shown seme of the things he
can do with his pruning knife, and the
secretary of commerce and labor is
getting busy in the same direction. It
will, therefore, he small surprise if
$40,000,000 is carved off the estimates
for the government’s conduct.
They are going to prune off millions
from the cost of government supplies,
ether millions from the cost of print¬
ing, some other millions from the ex¬
pense of running the postoffice depart¬
ment, and rumor says that a big bunch
of millions will he carved off the pay¬
ments to the railroads for carrying the
mails.
Nation Is Very 111.
Nev/ York.—A cable dispatch from
London says the Times prints an in¬
terview secured at St. Petersburg with
Count Wille, who frankly admitted
that, the country was very ill and that
he vyas not yet the physician. The
matter was very complicated and the
position is very grave.
Tucker Confers With Taft.
Washington, D. C.—Henry St. George
Tucker, president of the Jamestown
Exposition Company, was at the war
department and had a conference with-
Secretary Taft in reference to twb war
department exhibit at the exposition.
He has had similar conferences with
other members of the cabinet. He is
going to Europe in the interests of the
exposition, and has procured creden¬
tials from tbe state department.
Internal Revenue Receipts.
Yv’ashington, D. C.—The monthly
statement of the collection of internal
revenues shows that during the month
of September, 1903, tbe total receipts
from this source were $21,224,573, an
increase as compared with Septem¬
ber 1904, cf $1,212,317.
King Visits Workmen.
Genoa.—King Victor Emmanuel, who
is here to inaugurate the new harbor
works, suddenly visited the harbor
Saturday morning, wishing to be in
the center of the greatest activity of
the country while the work was going
on. The loading and unloading and
transportation of stone, ere., was at
the height of activity when the king
appeare’d, and found himself in the
midst of 7,000 workmen, who gave him
a frantically enthusiastic reception.
Man’s View of Woman’s Dress.
“Men like whatever contrasts most
with their own sober though practical
attire,” says Woman’s Life. “They
may accept taitor-made gowns and
sensible hats, but they appreciate
fc-minine beauty most in distinctly
feminine settings—picture hats, soft
plumes, delicately-colored gowns. A
white dress, be it the simplest muslin
or richest silk, always catches the
masculine eye. Men generally, how¬
ever, detest extreme styles.”
Spruce trees are to be raised in this
country, like any other crop.
' Fire at Henderson, Tex.
Henderson, Tex.—Fire wiped out an
entire block of business houses with
their stocks, causing a loss of $150,000
to a dozen firms. The insurance is
about 40 per cent.
Miss Roosevelt at Home.
Washington, D. C.—Miss Alice Roose¬
velt has arrived in Washington, thus
completing her long journey from the
Orient. Miss Roosevelt returned in
excellent health.
The Byrd Bill Again.
Washington, D. C.—Representative
A. M. Byrd, of Mississippi, who last
session in advocacy of his bill to ad¬
mit free of duty agricultural imple¬
ments and the material which goes
into their manufacture spoke in the
house for the extension of the cotton
market in foreign countries, will again
introduce his bill. Mr. Byrd has been
here looking into the latest develop¬
ments with a view to advocating
greater activity by the government in
cultivating trade relations with cotton
consuming countries. He has had con¬
ferences on the subject during the
past several days with Secretary Wil¬
son, of the agricultural department,
and' Secretary Metcalfe, of the depart¬
ment of commerce.
Negotiations With Prince Charles.
Christiana, Norway—It appears cer¬
tain that the government’s proposal to
tho storthing that it be endowed with
full power to negotiate with Prince
Charles, of Denmark, for his accept¬
ance of the crown of -Norway will be
adopted by the storthing by a large
majority, and in that event a referen¬
dum probably will be held November
12 .
Collision in Subway.
Boston, Mass.—A collision in the
subway occurred near the Park sta¬
tion. One train was stalled by the
blowing out of a fuse, and another
dashed into it from the rear. Both
trains were crowded. At the office of
the Boston Elevated Railway Company
it was stated that none or the passen¬
gers in the collision had been injured
beyond slight cuts and bruises and
tuttt traffic had been slopped but mv
mentarily.
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THE-: -PEOPLE’S- :-AB¥ OC ATE.
ublished-:- Every - Thursday
F. NORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
One copy one year, t t i i
One copy six months, ; f i
One copy three months, i i
Entered at the postoffice ar Columbi¬
ana, Aia., as second-class mail matter
Columbiana, Nov, 2. 1905
Telephone No 2G.
Farmers Urged to Hold Cotton.
Atlanta, Ga., October, 1905.—
Farmers and merchants of the
south are warned against cotton
buyers who are now busy at many
interior points trying to induce
spot holders to sell them their
cotton at market prices and agree
itig to pay any additional advance
that may occur within the next
sixty or ninety days, If you de¬
liver up yopr cotton on that basis
and the buyers get enough of the ever seen.
, . .. . A newspaper man the
staple in their hands to flu their
Sentinel Disturbed.
The editorial in the Advocate of
week before last in reference to the
minority report of the Grand Jury
by the “Big Six,” seems to have
hit the heavy weight (?) editor of
the Sentinel in the short ribs and
jostled his equilibrium. He grabs
his grey goose quill, borrows a
thimble full of grey matter and
proceeds to eradicate, evacuate and
prevaricate all around the circle.
He seems to think that the “Big
Six” ought to be exempt from cri
ticism because they happened to
get on the Grand Jury. In this
he is very badly mistaken, the
' Big Six” are not IT, because
they' were invested with a little
brief authority and set themselves
lip as the Guardians of Shelby
county. The “milk in the coaco-
nut” was simply this: the “Big
"Six” considered that they were on
the Grand Jury for a purpose, and
that was to find fault with the
present administration. They
tried hard to get the majority of
the Grand Jury to adopt some ol
their “sweet scented” resolutions,
but they could not, and then as a
last resort they offered their little
minority report, which was inspir¬
ed and hatched out near the Sen¬
tinel’s office. When the Commis¬
sioners Court needs advice they
will call upon some one who knows
how to manage his own affairs.
The “Big Six” can fold their little
tents, crawl in their little holes,
pull the little holes in after them
and remain until they happen to
get on the Grand Jury again. The
Sentinel has been trying to throw
stumbling blocks in the way of the
present administration ever since
its snout was pulled oujt of the
public crib. The Advocate is re
liably informed that it was agreed
unanimously by the t,be Commis
sioners Court that the tax rate
should not be increased to build
the new court house, and the Ad¬
vocate is willing to take the state
auent as true. The county wil
pay balance due on the new jail
out of the taxes for 1905, and this
same special tax will be continued
to pay for the new court house and
build the necessary bridges. We
advise the Sentinel to “go way back
and sit down.”
To Our Readers.
We wish to^-say the time will soon
arrive when the citizens of our town
will have a real live treat. From the
fact that Cole & Rogers Show will ex¬
hibit here on Monday, Nov. 6th,
and according to press notices from
other towns where they have already
showed, it is a noted fact that the
show is of the best evei given in this
section of the country. They have
with them the best troupe of Lady
and Gentlemen Acrobats, Gymnasts
and High-wire performers we have
orders, there is but little chance
for the market to advance. The
only way to force an advance
quickly is to refuse to part with
the cotton until satisfactory prices
are offered. No midling cotton
should he sold at interior points
for less than 11 cents per pound.
The crop is short and all who hold
will he awarded as they should be.
Again, don’t lend your cotton to
local mills on the promise of a
settlement at anytime within the
next fevv months,
in the hands of the spinners prices
can never advance.
Again, notify warehousemen to
whom you ship your cbtton lor
storage, that under no cir¬
cumstances must your cotton be
loaded or sold to exporters or
buyers on any sort of trade or
contract until you are ready to
sell it. All kinds of tricks and
devices are'being resorted to now
by buyers and spinners to induce
farmers to part with their cotton.
Every man who is lead into any of
these trades is unwittingly playing
into the hands of the buyers and
against his own interest and that
of his neighbors.
Hold you cotton like grim death.
Tie up the spot market and stand
•firm for higher prices and the
victory will soon be yours and the
continued prosperity of the south
assured. Yours truly,
Haryie Jordan,
Pres, Southern Cotton Association.
BIG REMOVAL SALE
■WITH THE-)!
other day
stood and listened to an old man
telling his friends about thesbow, and
this is what he heard :
A little boy to the old man. “Say,
Uncle Cris: Did you go the show?”
‘ You bet I did. and I am going
again tonight if I live.”
“Tell us, Uncle Cris, what did you
see in there?”
“Well, they had so darn much of it
I can’t tell it all; but say, they have
got the best trained ponies you ever
saw, and when you talk about dogs,
why say, they have got dogs that do
every trick you ever thought of, and
darn me. if they don’t do things that
With the staple seem impossible. It’s aright good
show, that’s all there is to it. You
ought to have seen the dog and the
monkey riding the ponies. Well sir,
they had a race", and the darn Clown
he got mixed up in it too, and I just
laughed until I cried. Say, they have
got some men and ladies that climb
way up in the top of that tent. I can’t
see how they do it but they do, and
when they get on them swinging bars
they just Skin the Eel and do all
kinds of stunts. They are fine, but
there is one gal in there that’s mighty
foslish, that’s the gal that tights the
lion. Why, she went right in the
cage with him and fought him like
old harry. That cursed lion will eat
her up some day, you see if he don’t.
Well, I am going home to supper, or
else I will be too late for the night
show, and I wold not miss it for a
dollar. I’ll tell you right now
anyone that won’t go to that show
has got more money than brains.”
This is what Uncle Cris says about
the Cole & Regers Snow.
BEGINNING AT ONCE AND WILL LAST UNTIL
The Time Wil! Come.
This Big Company will have to vacate one of the Corner Stores on the First of January, and
move their goods into their own building adjoining the Corner until further arrangements can be
made. Now, in order to do this, their HUGE STOCK will have to be reduced. So they are
putting the KNIFE to every department. This will be an opportunity of a life time. So we hope
the people of the community and county at-large will take advantage of it. Watch the Big Signs
on the building, then come inside and be convinced.
Remember
WE ARE THE LARGEST PRODUCE AND COTTON BUYERS
ir this Section, and always “the Working Man’s Friend and the
Farmers Protector” in this section of the county.
Tax Assessor’s Round.
I will attend the following places
at the times named below for the
purpose of Assessing the State and
County Taxes for the year 1906:
SECOND ROUND.
Helena Beat 6, Monday, Nov. 6.
Bamford. Beat 5. Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Gurnee, Beat 1», AY'ednesday, Nov. S.
Maylene, Beat 19, Thursday, Nov. 9.
Montevallo, Beat 4. Friday, Nov. 10.
Calera, Beat 3, Saturday, Nov. 11.
Saginaw, Beat 7, Monday, Nov. 13.
Pelham, Beat 17, Tuesday. Nov. 14.
Highland. Beat 12, Wed. Nov. 15.
Bold Springs, Beat 13, Tluir. Nov. 16.
If. Springs, Beat S, Friday, Nov. 17.
Days X Roads, Bqpt 11, Sat. Nov. IS.
Dunnavant. Beat 18, Monday,Nov.20,
Vandiver, Beat 14, Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Sterrett, Beat 15, Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Vincent, Beat 16, Thursday, Nov. 23.
Creswell, Beat 10, Friday, Nov. 24.
Harpersville, Beat 10, Sat. Nov.25.
Wilsonville, Beat 9, Monday, Nov. 27
Spring Creek, Beat 2,Tuesday Nov.28.
Shelby, Beat 1, VVednesday, Nov. 29.
Columbiana, Beat 1, Thursday Nov. 30.
Blue Springs, (Beat 9, Friday. Dec. 1.
Tax payers will please meet me
promptly with a full description
of all their real estate and a list of
all personal property. Will be in
Columbiana from December 18th
to January 1st, 1906, except the
25ih and 26th. Tax Books wilt
positively be closed by March 1st,
1906.
JOHN S. PITTS,
Tax Assessor Shelby County.
J. I. ABERCROMBIE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbiana, Ala.
Office in rear of Post Office.
J. L. PETERS,
Attorney at-law and
Solicitor in Chancery.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORES.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup au<l Whooping Cough.
not
When it will be a disgrace
to work when one is able
When everybody will know that
selfishness always defeats it a elf.
When the churches will not. be
closed as long as the saloons are
open.
When to <
others poor \
disgrace,
When the golden rule will be
regarded as the soundest business
rich by making
be considered a
County Court Jurors.
The following is a list of petit jurors
drawn toseive at the Fall Term of
County court, which convenes on
November 20,1905.:
C Frost, M L Lucas, S V Horton,
C W Harris, J W Alexander, J H
Averyt, G U Porter, J C Johnson, 8 H
Templin, Geo T Bird.R A Borum, W S
Bsco ,W H Stracener, H M Alexander,
N T Eddings, B Pickett, W L Morris,
Frank Arnold, Elisha Simmons, BF
Dawson, Bob Allen, J W Dodson,
W A Stone, J C Frost.
The minoriiy of the people will
be found with the minority of the
Grand Jury.—Sentinel.
The above from the Sentinel is
the first statement we have found
in that paper in a long time that
we fully endorse. We think every
word of the statement is true, but
what surprises us, is that the Sen¬
tinel would make the above con¬
fession voluntarily, without fear,
constraints or threats. Perhaps
the editor wrote the above just
after his return from prayermeet-
ing.
Notice!
The pension vouchers for Con¬
federate soldiers and their widows
are now ready for delivery.
A. P. Longshore,
Judge of Probate.
Notice of Commissioner’s Sale.
In persuance of and in accordance
with the terms and directions of a
commission issued and addressed to
the undersigned by the Hon. A. P.
Longshore, Judge of the Court of
Prohate in and for Shelby county,
bearingdate the 11th day of October,
1905, l will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder for oash.at public auc¬
tion in front of the court house of said
county on the 6th day of November,
1905, within the legal hours of sale, the
following real estate, to-wit:
The ne efr of the ne qr of sec. 7, tp 21
r 1 e, except one acre .sold to trustees
of school-, containing 39 acres, more
or less. Which said land is sold under
the decree of said Court for the pur¬
pose of a division between and among
the several owners as follows, viz:
Vilma Ocie Mooney, Edna Pearl
Mooney, Noel Mooney, Edith Delaue
Mooney, Erma Irene Mooney and
Ella Mooney.
J. R. WHITE,
Commissioner.
3ST otic©!
I have opened up a blacksmith
and repair shop at the Ti-nney old
shop near the Methodist parson
age, and have two men to run the
same. YAur patronage solicited.
Satisfaction gauranteed
W. W. ALBRIGHT,
Columbiana, Ala.
philosophy.
Whe,n the same standard of
morality will be demanded of men
as of women.
When all true happiness will he
found in doing right, and only the
good will be found to be real.
Whan the business man will find
tlikt his best interest will be the
best interest of the man at the
other end of the bargain.
When all hatred, revenge and
jealousy will be regarded as
boomerangs which inflict upon the
thrower the injuries intended for
others.
When a man who seeks amuse¬
ment by causing pain or taking
the life of innocent dumb creatures
will be considered a barbarian.
When every man will be his own
physician and carry his own reme¬
dy with him; when mind not
medicine will be the great panacea.
When a man will realize that
there can ba no veal pleasure in
wrongdoing, because the sting and
pain that follow more than out¬
weigh the apparant pleasure.
When it will be found that re
pressioti and punishment are not
reformative, and our prisons will
he transformed into great educa
tive and character building in
stitutions.
When a “grafter” who fattens
upon the unsuspecting public,
wears purple and fine linen and
lives in luxury, will be i: eted out
the same measure of justice as the
vulgar footpad receives who
knocks a man down and picks his
pockets.
When the "best society” will
consist of men and women of
brains, culture and achievement,
rather than tlto.se whose chief
merit and distinct on lie in the
possession of unearned fortunes
which they make it the business of
their lives to squander.—Orison
Swett Harden in Success Maga
zine-
Son Lost Mother.
“Consumption runs in our family,
and ttirough it I lost iny mother,”
writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me.
"For the past tive years, however, on
tlie slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
L have taken Dr. King’s New Dis¬
covery for Consumption, which lias
saved me from seriou^ lung trouble.”
11 is mother’s death was a sad loss for
Mr. Reid, but he learned iliat lung
trouble must not be neglected and
bow to cure it. Quickest relief for
coughs and colds. Price50c and $1.60;
guaranteed at the City Drug Store.
Mew Bethesada.
Health vgry good.
J. S. Davis spent Sunday night near
Harpersville with relatives.
Quite a number of our people spent
Saturday in Columbiana.
Levi Foster and wife spent Saturday
night and Sunday with T. Hataway
and wife.
M. Howell and family spent Satur¬
day night and Sunday with Fate
Joiner and family.
There will be a singing at New
Bethesada next Sunday.
AVe are glad to state that Mrs. Y. A.
Davis is improving.
Lumber is being put on the gronnd
for a new church at this place.
Mrs. M. A. Blackerby spent Sunday
night with Mrs. L. B. Davis.
Eddie Moore and wife went to
Columbiana Saturday.
Aunt Sallie.
There Is Money In
Growing Ginseng.
Prof. Howard, of the Missouri State Agricultural College says:
“I advise American farmers to cultivate Ginseng. Big profits are
realized. It is a hardy plant and is easily grown.”—A bulletin
issued by the Pensylvania State College in part says: “The sup¬
ply of native Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing, and price per
pound is correspondingly increasing, while the constant demand
for the drug in China stands as a guarantee of n steady market for
Ginseng in the future.”—Council General Rublee, of Hong Kong,
says in the U. S. Consulor reports: “The sale of Ginseng root
Grown in America is very large here, and the demand is .so great
that much more could be disposed of advantageously. The root
is as indispensible to the four-hundred-millinn Chinese us their
rice.”
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same as com, wheat, and
cotton. The present market price varies from $6 00 to $8 50 per
pound, while the cost of producing is less than $1.50. It is easy
to grow and requires very, little ground. An acre of matured
Ginsing is worth $40,000. There is room in one’s garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth eacli year. The plant thrives
throughout the United States and Canada in any soil or climate
that will grow garden vegetables. We sell roots and seeds
for planting purposes and can show you how to make money grow¬
ing Ginseng. There are two planting seasons, spring and fall.
With each order we give full instructions how to plant and care
for the garden. You can get a good start in this business for a
small outlay and soon have a nice income. Send two cent stamp
today for literature telling about this wonderful industry,
BUCKINGHAM’S GINSENG GARDEN
Growers and Exporters
ZANESVILLE,
The
T. T. ASHFORD, President.
CEO. COBB, Secretary.
Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.
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BLINDS,
L_ead,
OILS,
Stains,
MIRRORS,
BENT GLASS,
WINDOW GLASS.
House JPshints, Roof Paints,
Slringle Stains-
Sash and Doors of* Every Size.
Mantels and Grates-
Floor and Furniture Stains to Initate any Wood,
Heavy Front Door Glass in Nice Designs, Cold Water
Faint that won’t rub off, Enamels, Varnishes and Brushes
for every use.
AVrite us. AVe want to get acquainted with you. Largest handlers in
the State of Plate Window and Skylight Glass, White Lead and Linseed Oil.
OHIO.
Exact Thing Required For
Constipation.
“As a certain purgative and
stomach purifier Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets
seem to be the exact thing
required, strong enongh for the most
robust, yet mild enough and safe for
children and without that terrible
griping so common to most purga¬
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Udora, Ontario, Canada For sale by
Williams Bros.
TEACHER WAN LED—-AVe
want a teacher to teach in school
district No. 31, four miles west of
Shelby, Aia.
E. L. Barber,
J. W. Armstrong,
E B. Brasher,
Trustees.
A Disastrous Calamity. '
It is a disasterous calamity when
you lose your health, because indiges¬
tion and constipation have snapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
bni.d up your digestive organs, and
care headachedizziness.colic.constipa-
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Drug Store; 25c.
Notice No. 29183.
Notice for Publication.
Department of the interior, land
office at Montgomery Ala., Oct. 20t,h,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of Circuit Court at Columbiana,
Ala., on Dec. 9, 1905, viz: Henry J.
Coshatt, Homestead enty No. 32628,
for the s half of ne qr, e half of nw qr,
sec. 6, tp 18 s r 2 e.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land,
viz: G. C. Davis, W, A. Richey, H. J.
Gassaway, T. A. Adams, all of Sterrett,
Ala.
Robert Barber,
^Register,
Tax Collector’s Round.
I will attend the following places
at the times named below for the
purpose of Collecting the State
and County Taxes for the year
1905.
SECOND ROUND.
Helena, Beat 6, Monday, Nov. 6.
Bamford, Beat 5, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Gurnee, Beat 19, Wed. Nov. 8.
Maylene, Beat 19, Tluir. Nov. 9.
Montevallo, Beat 4, Fri. Nov. 10.
Calera, Beat 3, Sat. Nov. 11.
Saginaw, Beat 7, Mon. Nov. 13.
Pelham, Brat 17, Tues. Nov. 14.
Highland, Beat 12, Wed. Nov. 15.
Bold Springs,Beat 13,Thur.Nov.l6.
K. Springs, Beat 8, Fri. Nov. 17.
Days X.Roads, Beat 1] ,Sat.Nov.l8
Dunnavant, Beat 18, Mon. Nov. 20.
Vandiver, Beat 14, Tues. Nov.21.
Sterrett 1 Beat 15, Wed. Nov. 22.
Vincent Beat 16, Thur. Nov. 23.
Qresweli, Beat 10, Fri. Nov. 24.
Harpersville, Beat 10, Sat. Nov. 25.
Wilsonville. Beat 9, Mon. Nov. 27.
Spring Creek, Beat 2,Tues.Nov.2S.
Shelby, Beat 1. Wed. Nov. 29.
Columbiana, Beat 1, Thur. Nov.30.
Blue Springs, Beat 9, Fri. Dec. 1.
Will be in Columbiana from
December 18th to January 1st,
1906, except the 25th and 26th.
On all taxes not paid by tlie first
of January, 8 per cent interest
and 50 cents Collector’s fee will be
charged.
W. A. BRASHER,
Tax Collector Shelby County.
G. B. WALKER,
Attorney and Counceilor
— At-Law, —
COLUMBIANA, ALA.
JAMES KAY,
-"ATTORNEY AT LAAV,-
Office Bank Building.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
COLUMBIANA SAYINGS BANK,
LOCATED AT COLUMBIANA, ALA.,
At the Close of Business Oct. 7, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. $44,756.71
Overdrafts. 484.65
Banking House. 5,000.01
Furniture and Fixtures. 2,000.00
Other Re'al Estate . 3000.00
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in this State . 12727.6)
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in other States. 5055.42
Currency.. 6101.00
Gold... 2045.01
Silver, Nickels and Pennies.. 1598.81
Checks and Cash Items. 4490.38
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in. $20,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur¬
rent Expenses and Tax¬
es Paid . 2578.66
Individual Deposits subject
to Check..!.
Savings Deposits
Interest Bearing Deposits
Cashier’s Checks.
Notes & Bills Rediscounted
39531.25
918.81
1350.00
S4.69
14.296.25
Bills Payable. 8,500.00
Total. $87,259.66
Total.
$87,256 66
State of Alabama, )
County of Shelby. \
Before me came W. L. Farley, Cashier of Columbiana
Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank,
as shown by the books on file in said Bank.
W. L. FARLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of
October, 1905.
W. W. AVALLACE, Notary Public.
ATTEST: W. B. Browne, W. G. Parker, J. T. Leeper,
Directors.
FOR SALE—55 acres of good
farming land well improved. Lo
c*ted in the forks of Yellow Leaf
creek. Good house and outhouses,
also fine well of water. Will sell
cheap for cash.
J. E. Ray,
R. F. D. No. 2.
Columbiana, Ala.
KILL the COUCH
AND CORE THE Losses
WITH
Or. King’s
New Dfecovsiy
I0NSUIWPTI0N
0UGHS and
10LDS
Price
50c &$ 1.00
Free Trial.
Surest and Quickest Cure for
THROAT and LUNG TROUB¬
LES, or MONEY BACK,
Chamberlain’s Gough Remedy
Cures Cv!&>', Croup uikJ Whooping Cough..
Birmintiam Title and
Guaranty Company.
Complete /Abstract (Df Shelby County.
Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Title
Titles Guaranteed. A Genera! Title Business.
H BEST EQUIPMENTS; SUPERIOR WORK, gf
Prepared for a Thorough Investigation of Your
TITLE. -2*K-
Write for Prices and Information.
J. K. BROCKMAN, General Manager, Birmingham, Ala,
W- J. HORSLEY, Local Manager, Columbiana, ^Igbajjaa.
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says the doctor to many of his lady patients, because he doesn’t
knew of any medicinal treatment that will positively cure womb or
J ovarian troubles, except the surgeon’s knife.
That such a medicine exists, however, has been proved by the
wonderful cures performed on diseased women, iu thousands of
■cases, by
ft has'saved the lives of thousands <cf weak, sick women, and
.has rescued thousands of others from a melancholy lifetime of
■chronic invalidism. It will .cure you. if you will only give it a chance.
Sold at every drug store in $ 1.00 bottles. Try ii.
WRITE US A LETTER
freely amt frankly, in strictest confi¬
dence, telling us all your .troubles.
We will send Free Advice (iin plain,
seaicS envelope). Address: Ladies’
Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga., Tenn.
GAVE UP SUPPORTER
“S wore a supporter for years, for
my womb, which had crowded every¬
thing down before it, writes Mrs. S. J.
Chrisman, of Mannsville,N. Y. “I suf¬
fered untold misery and could hardly
walk. After taking Cardui I gave up
my supporter and can now be on iny
feet half a day stiutime.”
ARE STILL IN BUSINESS.
-of-
All Kinds- Fine and Fresh.
The Makers Pride,
The Height of Good Taste.
Come Here First and
You Will Go No Further.
SOLID VALUES THAT CANNOT SHRINK.
THE-:-PEOPLE S-:-ABVOCATE
Telephone Ko. 20.
Social ancl Local Nexus.
George Bird spent Sunday at
Wilsonville.
Sheriff II. F. Cox spent Monday
in Birmingham.
Hunting is all the go .with some
of our boys now.
County court will convene on the
20th of this month.
J. T. Holcombe,, ' of Shelby
Springs, was in town a short
while Saturday.
Ur. A. J. Luwley and W. G.
Weldon, of Sterrett, were in town
last Thursday.
Miss Mary Thompson spent a
few days in Birmingham last week
with relatives.
Max Lefkovits was in Anniston
Monday on business.
Rey. N, J. Jarvis, of Dogwood,
was in town Monday.
W. J. M. Carter, of Keystone,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Oiive Nelson spent Sunday
at Wilsonville with relatives
J. N. Robertson spent Sunday
and Monday in Birmingham.
Prof. J. C. Harper, of East
Saginaw, was in town Friday.
Rev. G. T. Harris preached at
the Methodist church Sunday.
D. M. Butler, of Vincent, was in
■town Wednesday of last week.
S. B. Strickland, of beat 4, was
in town Friday attending court.
W. A. Thompson spent Thurs¬
day in Birmingham on business.
W. J. Horsley and< wife 6pent
Sunday at Wilsonville with relat¬
ives.
Williams Bros, have had a new
floor put in their drug store which
was badly needed.
T. J. Weaver and W. E. Riddle
spent Monday in Birmingham
taking in the Fair,
Mrs. G. T. Harris and children
returned Friday from a visit to
relatives at Munford.
W. M. Connell, of beat 2, was in
the city Tuesday.
J. L. Lovelady, of Dogwood, was
in the city Tuesday.
Mex L. Sharbutt, of Weldon,
was in town Tuesday.
Columbiana will have a show
next Monday, Nov. 6.
Tax Assessor J. S. Pitts was in
Birmingham Monday.
Mrs. Hardy Nelson is visiting
relatives in Birmingham.
Miss Lizzie Mitchell, of Opelika,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Rev. T. M. Nelson, of Sycamore,
was in town a short while Monday.
In this issue will he found the
advertisement of the City Drug
Store.
J. M. Minor, St., and W. PI.
Minor, of Calvary, were in town
Monday.
J. H. Robertson spent a few days
this week near Wilsonville with
relatives.
Rev. C. W. O’Hara spent a few
days in Montgomery last week
with relatives.
The ladies can save from 50c to
$1.00 on every hat purchased from
T. J. Weaver & Co.
Mrs. E. Porter and Miss Alice
Porter will leave today, Thursday,
for Piper, Ala., their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Latham
visited relatives in Birmingham
and Montevallo last week and
this.
Milner & Christian bought out
the stock of goods and store house
of J. H. Abercrombie & Son
Monday.
In this issue will be found the
advertisement of Lecroy & Tinney,
and when you need anything in
the blacksmith or repair line give
them a call.
Circuit caurt, after being in
session four weeks, adjourned
Saturday at noon. Quite a num¬
ber of cases were disposed of du¬
ring the term.
Several of the Montevallo people
were in the city last week attending
court.
J. M. Reynolds and wife, of
Montevallo, spent last Thursday in
the city.
Col. W. S. Johns, of Birming¬
ham, was in the city Saturday on
business.
J. T. Cromwell returned Satur¬
day from a visit to his daughter
in Bessemer.
Mrs. Alice Persons, of Atlanta,
Ga., visited relatives in the city
Friday and Saturday.
John McMath, of Montevallo,
was in the city several days last
week attending court.
Mrs. George Bird is visiting her
sister Mrs. F. M. Wilkins, at Wil¬
sonville for a few days.
Mrs. W. M. Teague and little
son, of Klein, visited the family of
W. A. Parker last week.
W. J. Horsley has bought the
cottage he now lives in on East
College street from J. B. Lee.
Miss Grace Walker now has
charge of the telephone exchange.
Miss Alice porter having resigned.
The merchants of Columbiana
did a fine business last week as
cotton was selling atover 10 cents.
Circuit Clerk J. R. Dydte and
wife spent apart of Sunday and
Monday at Atlanta with relatives.
Mrs. Geo. Kt-oell and Miss Mary
Kroell, of Montevallo, were the
guests of Mrs. Phillip Erlick last
week.
Lumber is being put on the
the ground for the new residence
of T. J. Weaver on East College
Street.
F. M. McEwen, of beat 9, was in
the city Fiiday, and while here,
renewed his subscription to the
Advocate.
Mayor W. B. Browne, Dr. C. T.
Acker, J. T. Deeper and W. W
Wallace were iu Birmingham Mon¬
day taking in the. Fair and circus.
W. H. Gilbert, who has been in
Montgomery for several months,
has returned to Columbiana and
will open up a sebool at Summer
Hill next Monday.
T. J. Wea-er & Co , invite all
the ladies to call and see their
beautiful line of lists. They will
sove you from 50c to $1.00 on
every hat purchased.
Rev. H. M. Milistead was called
to Anniston last Friday by a tele¬
gram announcing the serious
illness of his sister. Mrs Crini, who
died the following night. Mr.
Milistead returned to Columbiana
Monday.
John Kroell Acquitted.
The case of the State vs. John
Kroell, charged with being implica¬
ted in the killing of Walter S.
Cary at Montevallo about five years
ago, was tried last week in circuit
court. The jury, after being out
about thirty minutes, rendered a
verdict .late Friday afternoon of
acquittal.
Mrs. S. H. Seale Dead.
Mrs. Julia Seale, wife of S. II.
Seale, died at her home near Sum¬
mer Hill Saturday morning after
an illness of several months. Her
remains Were laid to rest in the
Summer Hill cemetery Sunday
afternoon, Rev. T. M. Nelson, of
Sycamore, conducting the funeral
services. Mrs. Seale was well
known in that community, having
lived there for several years. She
leaves a husband and a number of
relatives to mourn her death. The
Advocate extends sympathy to the
bereaved family and relatives.
In Memory.
On Saturday, Oct. 14th, 1905, at
2:00 P. M., the death angel visited
the home of J. L. Lowe and claimed
for its victim his lovely wife. . She
had been in bad health far a long
time, and as all do who who have
consumption, she suffered greatly.
Mrs. Lowe had been a member of
the Methodict church for a long
time, and it seemed that she was
conscious that her time was short
on earth and the all important
thing with her was to get ready.
She expressed herself as being
willing except she wanted to stay
longer with her children. She
prayed for God’s blessings to rest
upon her husband and children and
the good ladies who administered
to her so faithfully during her
illness, and was eoncious until the
last moment. She was a faithful
wife, kind mother and good neigh¬
bor, and we should try to immitate
her in many ways, for she has laid
down the cross of life for a crown
in Heaven.
The busy scene of life is closed,
And active usefulness is o’er.
The body is laid in calm repose,
And sorrow ne’er distress it more.
The happy soul is gone to rest
Where cares no more shall spoil its
peace,
Reclining on its Saviors breast
It shall enjoy eternal rest.
Mrs. A. C. Leonard,
Calera, Ala.
Dr- J EV3- Fine & Co., Optic¬
ians. Eyes examined free
of charge with the latest
improved instruments.
Nervous Headache positiv¬
ely cured- Classes Scien¬
tifically fitted to difficult
eyes a specialty- Will be
at the Central Hotel in
Columbiana Saturday and
Monday, Nov. 4th and <»th.
Notice.
The annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant church will
convene at Union church near
Weldon on November 8th, 1905.
and continue until the 12th.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend this session of the confer¬
ence.
Cole & Rogers Shows.
As heretofore stated the Cole & 1
Rogers Show will visit this city on
Monday, Nov. 6th, and give
two performances, one in the evening
and one at night.
Man’s Unreasonableness
is often as great as woman’s. But
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr. of the “Repub¬
lican,” at. Leavenworth, Did., was not
unreasonable when he refused to
allow the doctors to operate on' his
wife for female trouble. “Instead” lie
says “we concluded to try Electrict
Bitters. My wife was then so sick
she could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5) physicians had failed to re¬
lieve her After taking Electric bit¬
ters she was perfectly cured, and can
now perform all her household du¬
ties.” Guaranteed by the City Drug
Store, price 50 cts.
Lester Chcpel.
Health good.
Warren Stone and wife, of Beeswax,
spent Saturday night with Mrs. M. A.
Poindexter.
L. W. Watson and son made a
business trip to Wilsonville Saturday.
Amos Walton and family, of the
Kingdom. visited relatives her6
Saturday night.
Will Roper, of near Weldon, visited
his father here one day last week.
Mrs. M. E. Poindexter and children
went to Columbiana Saturday.
Jess Vick and family spent Sunday
at East Saginaw.
Rev. Pole Davis passed through our
community Sunday.
Prof. J. C. Harper will commence
his school at the Hataway school house
Monday.
Sam Roper went to Columbiana
Saturday.
Peddler Ilubberd passed through
onr community one day last week.
Neddie.
When you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no griping or other unpleas¬
ant effect. Sold by Williams Bros.
To the Farmers:
We have just received for seeding purposes some of
the celebrated TEXAS RUST PROOF OATS. You
know what they are—the best on earth.
YOU are aware that Our Groeery Stock is New.
Come in and talk it over. We want your country produce,
will pay highest market price.
Dargin-
Health of community better at
this writing.
Sunday school was well attended
Sunday.
B. F. Harless and wife went to
Montevallo Saturday on business.
J. S. Evans wen I to Birmingham
Srturday on business.
H. B. Nabors spent spent Tues¬
day in Montevallo.
W. H. Lyons was in Columbiana
the latter part of last week serving
as a petit juror.
T. M. Duncan went to Columbi¬
ana Thursday.
N. J. Riley, of Wilsonville, was
in our town Thursday night.
Josh Crim, of Spring Creek, was
in our town plastering cisterns
last week.
Well, business is picking up in
our town. We have on foot a new
church and D.. G. Baldwin is
building a new barn.
Albort Duncan visited near
Wilsonvilie Saturday and Sunday.
Buffalo Bill.
“I Thank the Lord!”
cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark.,“for the relief I got from Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve. It cured my
fearful running sores, which nothing
else would heal, and from which I had
suffered for five years.” It is a mar¬
velous healer for cuts, burns and
wounds. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
Girls dream they have curly hair
the way men do that they are
John D. Rockfeller.
Announces that in a few day^s its Complete and Up-To-Date
Line of Holiday Goods will arrive and that the Line will sur¬
pass any Line of that kind ever brought to Columbiana.
Keep a close eye on this store and be on hand at the opening
of this Grand Display of Holiday Goods.
Latham & Bird, proprietors.
Blacksmith and General Repair Shop. Horse Shoeing'
a Specialty. Special Attention Given to Horse9
With Deformed Feet. Try us and
be Convinced.
Lecroy & Tinney,
Columbiana, -A-la..
Hon. J. L. Webb, President Home office—Athens, Ga. John A. Dorwin, Sec & Treas
THE SHELBY COUNTY DIVISION OE
The Mutual Life industrial Association
OF GEORGIA.
PROTECTION AT HOME FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
OFFICERS:
Dr. B. H. Smothers, President,
Wilsonville, Ala.
W. L. Farley, Cashier Columbi¬
ana Savings Bank, Secretary ancl
Treasurer, Columbiana, Ala.
DIRECTORS:
Dr. O. E. Black, Wilsonville.
Dr. J. R. Morgan, Shelby Spring®
Dr. H. B. Lane, Harpersville.
Dr. W. A. Hays, Helena.
Dr. C. C. Oliver, Calera.
Dr. A. W. Horton, Weldon
J. F. Averyt. Shelby.
N. W. Abbott, Calera.
M. W. Hornsby, Shelby Springs,
Dr. A. T. Rowe, Columbiana.
Dr. E. P. Chandler, Vincent.
Dr. T. H. Payne, Saginaw.
Le Poor Ma.ii 9 s ]SE"K“iiL©:E&.«|L
Insurance at actual cost. Insurance that suits the masses. Insurance for men and women from sixteen
to sixty. One thousand members constitute a Division. One thousand dollars the limit of Policy. Money
kept at home in your local bank. Paid to the member that dies as soon as satisfactory proof of death is-
received at home office, One-l'ourtli of the amount due on the Policy can be paid within twenty-four hours-
and the remainder in thirty days.
Cost to Join-
Class A—Ages 16 to
Class B—Ages 50 to
Class C—Ages 40 to
Class D—Ages 60 to
Class E—Ages 55 to
30.
40
50 .
55
60
$4.00
5.00
6.00
.. 7.00
8.00
The above membership fees are paid only one
time. Of-these amount one dollar shall be placed in
the hands of the'local Secretary and Treasurer as an
advanced assessment to meet the first death loss in
above Division,
One year from the date of policy and annually
thereafter the annual dues are:
Class A—Ages 16 to 3 .$1.00
Class B—Ages 30 to 40.. . 1 : 25
Class C—Ages 40 to 50. 1.5(S ;
Class D—Ages 50 to 55... L75
Class E—Ages 55 to GO. 2.00
When a member dies each policy holder pays to
the local Secretary and Treasurer within thirty days,.
$1.15. If no death, none needed.
N OTICE — B E WARE — M EDITA TE —C ONSIDER !
The wonderful growth, success and popularity of The Mutual Life Industrial Association of
Georgia has caused many imitators to “spring up.” This'Association is the originators of this-
plan of insurance, and a ten year-old child of ordinary intelligence can understand it. We prom¬
ise only what can promptly be complied with. Beware of corporations as well as individual's, who
are reckless and profuse in their promises—a hint to the wise is sufficient. Be on the safe side by
carrying insurance by a plan endorsed, recommended and patronized by the most prominent busi¬
ness men in the State. SEE that the above PICTURE of the WIDOW and ORPHAN is on the
application blank Before You Sign It, then you know it is genuine.
Those I wrote partially on notes will please remit promptly to me by Post Office order or pay to-
W. L. Farley at Bank.
T. A. LEATHERS, Division Agent'.-
Reliable Men Wanted to Represent this Popular Company. Apply to
O-EO- Ml- WEBB, State Agent for -A-latoama,
2430 5th Avenue, or T- A- LEATHERS,
Birmingham, Alabama.
Division Agent, Columbiana, Ala.
Notice.
Editor Advocate : Please allow
me space in your paper to say that
at Oampbranch someone subscribed
to me for the Union Educator and
I have lost his name. His address
was Calera, Ala, and if he sees
this notice to please send me his
name. There was only one that
subscribed for the paper.
P. A. Jackson,
R. F. D. No. 2.
Wilsonville, Ala.
No Poison in Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy.
From Napier, New Zeland, Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board
of New South Wales,Australia, had an
analysis made of all the cough medi¬
cines that were sold in that market.
Out of the entire list they found only
one that they declared was entirely
free from all poisons. This exception
was Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,
made by the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, Des Moins, Iowa, TJ. S.A.
The,absence of all narcotics makes this
remedy the safest and best that can
be had; and it is with a feeling of
security that any mother can give it
to her little ones. Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy is especially recom¬
mended by its makers for coughs,
colds, croup and whooping cough.
This remedy is fpr sale by Williams
Bros.
When You Have a Bad Cold
You want a remedy that will not
. only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
j You want a remedy that will re-
j lieve the lungs and keep expectora¬
tion easy.
You want a remedy that will
! counteract any tendency towards
j pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleas¬
ant and safe to take.
Chamberlain’s Coiigli Remedy meets
all of these requirements and for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad
colds stands without a peer. For
sale by Williams Bros.
Notice Shelby County Division.
When due please remit amount
of your insurance notes promptly
by money order or pay to W. L.
Farley at bank. The Division now
has 932 members.
During my absence from Colum¬
biana Dr. Rowe will write anyone
who desires to make application.
T. A. Leathers,
Division Agent.
a
MILNKK&EVANS,
LIVERY, FEED & SALE ST ABLE
nwliiaiia< A1 atiaiiia.
Herb. VV. Edwards Injured.
Herb. W. Edwards, of Des Moins,
Iowa, got a fail on an icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and
Bruising lii- knees. “The next day’
he says, “they were so sore and stiff I
was afraid I would have to stay in
bed, hut rubbed them -well with
Chamberlain’s Pain Balin and after a
few -applications all soreness had
i disappeared.” For sale by Williams
I Bros.
Land For Sale.
I desire to sell about 1000 acres'
of land. Light sandy land in par¬
cels of from 40 to 323 acres each.
There is as much as 300 acres.of
hard and yellow pine timber. Will-
sell at a bargain. All lands being
in beat 8 Shelby countyq except
138 acres in beat 1>, within 1-J.
miles of court house at Columbi¬
ana. For further ihformaiion in
regard to- lan-d and prices call on
or write
W. E. Lester,
Columbiana, Ala.
R. F. D. No. ff; box 30.
Notice No. 26154;
Not ice For Publication.
Department of the Interior, land'
office at Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 3rd,-
1905.
Notice is hereby giVen that the
following-named settler has filed,
notice of his intentiefn to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be Hiade before
Clerk of the Circuit Court at Colum¬
biana, Ala., on Nov, 181;b, 1905, viz-;
James M. Gilbert, Homestead entry
No. 34402, for I he e half of ne qr, sw
qr of tie qr, section 19, tp 19, s r 2 w.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence ‘
upon and cultivation 'of said lands,
viz: F. P. Sorrel, W. C. Brasher, C,
L. Maske, W. I,. Coats, all of Quito.
Ala.
ROBERT BARBER,
Register;"
MOZLEY’S
LEMON ELIXIR
—A SURE CURE FOB—
CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS
and all disorders of the Stomach and
Bowels. 50c. a bottle at-drug stores.
$5,000
GUARAN¬
TEED
BY A
BANK DEPOSIT
R. R.FarePald. Notes Taken
SOD FREE COURSES
Boardat Cost. Write Quick
GE0P.G1A-ALABAMA BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga,
FOR WOMEN
troubled with ills peculiar to __
their sex, used as a douche is marvelously suc-
ccssiul. Thoroughly cleanses, kills disease germs,
stops discharges, hdals inflammation and local
soreness, cures leucorrhcea and nasal catarrh.
Paxtine is in powder lorm to be dissolved in pure
water, and is iar more cleansing, healing, germicidal
and economical than liquid antiseptics for all
TOILET AND WOMEN'S SPECIAL USES
For sale at druggists, 50 cents a box.
Trial Box and Book of Instructions Free.
■Pit* El. Paxton Company Boston, Maso.
WANTED—Names of Confederate soldiers
whose war horses were taken by Federal troops
at or after the surrender.
P. O. Box 841, Birmingham, Ala.
C ONEY ISLAND SOUVENIR. POST
CA RDS. Six beautiful colored scenes for 5o.
Coney Island Postal Card Co.. Coney Island, N.Y.
“Full Mail” Cargo.
When an Atlantic steamship has on
hoard what is called a “full mail” she
is carrying about 200,000 letters and
300 sacks of newspapers to London
alone, besides large quantities for
other places.
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Nature’s great remedy — Cures
Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. At drug¬
gists, 26o., 60c. and $1.00 per bottle.
The United States has 6,107,083 sav-<
ings banks, with deposits of $2,400,-
000,000.
TORTURING HUMOR
JJody a Mass of Soros—Called in Three
I>octors 15ut Crew Worse—Cured by
Cutlcura For 75c.
“My little daughter was a mass of sores
all over her body. Her face was being
eaten away, and her ears looked as if they
would drop off. 1 had three doctors, but
she grew worse. Neighbors advised Cuti-
cura, and before 1 had used half of the
cake of soap and box of ointment the sores
had all healed, and my little one's elcin
was as clear as a new born babe’s. 1 would
not be without Cuticura if it cost five dol¬
lars, instead of 75 cents, which is all it
cost us to cure our baby. Mrs. (4. J.
fciteese, 701 Coburn St., Akron, Ohio.”
Dick Winsey’s House.
One of a puny traveling on a char-
a-banc between Windermevs ami Kes¬
wick a few nays ago overheard an
amusing conversation. Several
Americans were on the car; one of
their numbs-, au old lady. raTie” deaf,
was on the box seat, as the vehicle
1 asset 1 the hoists associate! with fa¬
mous names In literature the driver di¬
rected the attention of the passengers
to them. With a Jerk of the whip he
announced “De Quincey's house.”
“Where?” demanded the obi lady. “De
Quincey’s,” repeated the driver.
‘Would you repeat? I'm a little hard
of hearing.” “De Quincey’s,” again
bawled the driver. “Oh. Dick 'Vin-
sey’s,” said the old lady, and down it
went in the note book witn all the
other celebrities ”
REBATE EVIL IS “SCOTCHED.”
Fining of Beef Packers Has Modify¬
ing Effect on Agitation for Rate
Regulation.
Washington, October 24.—The con¬
viction and fining of four members
of the firm of Schwarzschild & Sulz¬
berger last week, for accepting re¬
bates, forms the chief topic of dis¬
cussion here among the Teturning
politicians. Praise for the president
and the department of justice is com¬
ing in from all over the country. It
appears to be the general opinion that
the rebate evil is effectively scotched.
A successful precedent has been es¬
tablished in rebate cases, and here¬
after, it is alleged, the government’s
path will be comparatively easy in ob¬
taining similar convictions -if future
cases of this kind arise.
The general belief as to the re¬
sult of the fining of the packers is
optimistic. The current opinion holds
that it will have an immediate and
lasting effect in curbing those large
shippers who demand discriminations
in their favor from the railroads. If
•the government is on the alert to
enforce the law and the large shippers
will be fined $25,000 whenever they
are discovered accepting rebates, the
rebate will soon become as defunct, as
the great auk. And rapacious shippers
will be further impressed by the fact
that there is every reason to believe
that the government will not be sat¬
isfied by the payment of a fine for a
second offense.
The belief grows that the decision
of the United States district court in
Chicago will have a great effect in
modifying the demands of those who
are agitating for rate regulation. Con¬
servative opinion in Washington re¬
gards the conviction of the packers as
an effective demonstration of the con¬
tention that existing legislation is
competent to deal with unjust rate
discriminations and as supporting the
view that there is plenty of iaw on
the statute books, if the government
will only see to its enforcement. Those
who opposed additional railroad legis¬
lation before the senate committee on
interstate commerce at its special
session last spring are pointing to the
fact that they reiterated over arid
over again that existing laws, active¬
ly enforced, are adequate and are say¬
ing “I told you so.”
When Feet Grow Larger.
Toward the end of the day the feet
are at their maximum size, since ac¬
tivity and standing tend to enlarge the
feet. If this., rule were only borne in
mind there would hot be so many
cases of shoes, when Vorn, being too
tight, which at fitting appeared to be
comfortable.
Scandal at a French Watering Place.
The season at one of the French
watering places has ended in a dread¬
ful scandal. One morning the sands
at low wafer were found to be in¬
scribed with a series of libelous.state¬
ments about the most prominent vis¬
itors. The flirtations of this lady, the
• changing tints of that lady’s hair, the
secrets of a third lady’s bathing cos¬
tume, the matrimonial prospects of a
dashing young lieutenant, were all
written in sand with great candor.
Next day there was a second series,
and so the budget continued despite
all efforts to detect the culprit. A
watch was set, but the watchers must
have slept, for in the morning, when
visitors took their promenade, there
were more horrid warnings to the sea¬
side Belshazzars. In the end those
afflicted persons took themselves off,
■vowing -they would never return.
Prisoners Prefer Jail.
In some parts of Siam girls who
reach a certain age without marrying
are placed in a privileged clhss, under
the care of the king, who binds him¬
self to find husbands for them all. His
method is simplicity itself. A prisoner
in any one of the Siamese jails may
gain his pardon and release by marry¬
ing one of the ineligible class.
Whether he is already married or not
is of no consequence, for in Siam a
man is not restricted to one wife; but
still many prisoners prefer the jail.
■FUNNY,
People YV11I Drink Coffee When I. “Does
iSuch Things.”
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"X began to use Postum because the
old kind of coffee had so poisoned my
whole system that I was on the point
of breaking down, and the doctor
warned me that I must quit it.
“My chief ailment was nervousness
and heart trouble.
“Any unexpected noise would cause
me the most painful palpitation, make
me faint and weak.
“I had heard of Postum and began
to drink it when X left off the old cof¬
fee. It began to help me just as soon
as the old effects of the other kind of
coffee passed nwny. It did not stimu¬
late me for a while, and then leave me
•weak and nervous as coffee used to do.
Instead of that it built up my strength
and supplied a constant vigor to my
system which I can always rely on.
It enables me to do the biggest kind of
a day’s work withont getting tired.
All the heart trouble, etc., has passed
away.
“I give it freely to all my children,
from the youngest to the oldest, and it
keeps them all healthy and hearty.”
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There’s a reason.
Bead the little book “The Boad to
WellYille” in pkgs.
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Dr.R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St.,Phila.,Pa
A man will die for want of air in five
minutes.
Mrs. Winsiow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens thegu ms, reduces inflamma¬
tion, allays pain,cures wind colic,25c. a bottle
The old local costumes are still worn in
many parts of Russia.
Jdonot believe Piso’s Cure for Consump-
Uonhasauequal for coughs and colds.— John
1''.Boyxb,T rinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900.
Bean cake is the chief commercial fer¬
tilizer in China.
The Monumental Bronze Company, 354
Howard Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn., want a
good, live agent in this vicinity to take or¬
ders for their celebrated White Bronze mon¬
uments; headstones, groove covers, etc. It
is a good, legitimate business and they offer
liberal inducements. Someone should write
them and embrace this opportunity.
Bishop l’otter favors twenty-minute ser¬
mons.
The King and the Wart.
Indications are not wanting that his
most gracious majesty, King Edward,
of Great Britain and Ireland, grows
old and peevish. The latest incident
in proof of this deplorable tendency
comes from Cowes, where the king
has a royal residence, Osborne house.
Some repairs were to be made in the
naval cadets’ school near by and his
majesty asked to be shown the plans.
The architect sent with the drawing
had a wart on one side of his nose.
This disfigurement caused his majesty
great annoyance, and he has demand¬
ed that the architect be removed from
charge of the repairs. Everybody in
London is laughing at the incident.
Some of the comic papers have gone
so far as to express regret at the deli¬
cate state of the King’s health.
STUDY THE CONSUMER’S * FANCY.
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The White House Whiskey.
Good judges of liquor agree that
White House whiskey during the
Roosevelt residence there has been of
uniformly good quality. Tradition has
it that James Buchanan kept the best
liquor ever seen in the executive man¬
sion. It is said he had in his cellar
at Wheatland enormous quantities of
the best rye whiskey in the world
when he died. It is said, and the
story used to be told with the pre¬
cision and circumstantiality that gave
it the impress of truth, that whiskey
—that is, good whiskey and such whis¬
key as he drank—had no other intoxi¬
cant effect on James Buchanan than
a gentle exhilaration and that he
could drink a gallon of it a day with¬
out perceptible effect on his physique
or the slightest disorder of his mind.
Salvation Army in Germany.
The Salvation Army is making much
progress in Germany under the leader¬
ship of Commander Oliphant, who the
Frankfurter Zeitung declares is al¬
most as interesting a character as
General Booth. He is tall and lean,
has a very high forehead, bushy eye¬
brows, and a long, black heard.
Though an Englishman, he speaks Ger¬
man fluently, and his citations evince
thorough familiarity with German lit¬
erature. In a recent address he re¬
ferred with pride to the fact that two
students at the university of Berlin
had received permission from the rec¬
tor to write their dissertations for the
doctor’s degree on the Salvation Army.
One hundred and twenty india rub¬
ber factories in the United States, em¬
ploying 15,000 workers, produce 280,-
000 tons, valued at $260,000,000 pc-r
annum.
N the Tear Book of the De¬
partment of Agriculture
I there is an interesting ar-
_ tide by George K. Holmes,
chief of the Division of
Foreign Markets, on “Cop-
sumers’ Fancies.” Mr. Holmes says
butter is an article of food, and as all
but its makers and sellers believe, it is
bought mainly for food reasons; yet it
appears that butter is not bought alone
for its food value. As a matter of
trade experience it is known,that the
consumer gives almost as much weight
to the combined testimony of the senses
of sight and touch and- smell as he
does to the sense of taste.
In the estimation of the cheese ex¬
pert the consumer buys cheese with
less regard for flavor than in the case
of butter, more for touch with the
tongue, and more for eye pleasure,
while at the same time ignoring every
qualification of this food for aiding
bodily repair and growth.
Horticulturists have been saying for
years that in the so-called improvement
of fruits we have generally failed to
improve the quality. The most pro¬
ductive of cultivated blackberries are
large and beautiful, but, as found in
the market, are inferior in flavor when
compared with the wild ones found
along the roadside.
VAGARIES OF APPLE BUYERS.
Place a farmer and a city-bred man
in the presence of a large variety of
apples and the farmer, very likely,
will select for his eating such apples
as a Rhode Island Greening, a North¬
ern Spy, a Grimes’ Golden or a Jona¬
than, and the city man, governed in
his choice by different sets of nerves,
may select a Ben Davis, Baldwin,
Stark or Missouri Pippin. Taste is the
fruit grower’s principal test of an ap¬
ple, if he has to eat it himself, but very
different attributes are of chief im¬
portance when lie considers consumers
in general, most of whom are tow*s-
people.
Apples Desired For Ornamental Pur¬
poses—In the city, a large city, espe¬
cially, the appearance of the apple is
everything and taste nothing, unless
the purchaser was once a country boy
and enjoyed the freedom of an orchard.
For some reason red is a leading favor¬
ite as an apple color in this country;
indeed, there are some red apples that
are miserably- poor for eating purposes
which sell for good, if not high, prices—
the principal attraction to the consum¬
er, apparently, being the red color,
with subordinate attractions iu smooth¬
ness and shapeliness.
At the annual meetings of Eastern
horticultural societies it is not uncom¬
mon to witness the indignation of the
various members directed against the
commercial preference for apples with
attributes that appeal to the eye rather
than to the taste. For some subtle
reason this delicious fruit, this “king
of fruits,” is taking a place in the cities
alongside the wax apple, and has an
increasing use for decorative purposes.
There seems to be no reason why red
should be preferred unless because the
red ray of light sends many millions
less of light waves per second to the
retina of the eye than does the green
or yellow ray.
COLOR OF EGGS, BUTTER AND
CHEESE.
Brown vs. White Eggs—A curious
preference, entirely unassociated with
taste, is the color of eggs. Brown eggs
sell for a cent or two per dozen more
than white eggs in Boston, and the
contrary is true in New York. Let
white and brown eggs.be mixed, and a
dozen of them will sell for less than a
dozen of either assorted, and let one
or two “dirties” be .visible and the
price goes still lower, although, as a
matter of fact, in any case the con¬
tents of the eggs are of perfect quality
and cannot he distinguished by taste,
appearance or nutritive value, one egg
from another. Chicago is said to be
undiscriminating with regard to color
of egg shell, but San Francisco prefers
white ones. In some markets where
the brown egg is favored, as in thos.e
of England, it is said to be not uncom¬
mon to color shells of white eggs with
coffee decoction or some dyestuff.
Butter and cheese are almost uni¬
versally colored to meet the popular
demand, and this demand varies so
in different sections of this country
that it is necessary for manufacturers
and shippers to prepare their shipments
especially for the section of the coun¬
try in which they are to be consumed;
for instance, Washington demands a
darker butter than Chicago, and New
Orleans demands a still darker than
Washington.
THE CRY OF THE BREAD MAKER.
Flour made from cereals is perhaps
the most,conspicuous illustration of the
consumers insistence upon whiteness,
and that the origin of this preference
was in efforts to secure cleanliness in
i breadmaking is a suspicion, although it
may have been due to the telltale dark
color of bread made by the inexpert
maker who allowed the dough to take
too Song a time in rising.
Perhaps for one or both of these rea¬
sons grew the bread maker’s pride in
the whiteness of her bread. Thus was
enforced the housewife’s demand for
wheat flour that should make white
bread. In arriving at this conclusion,
the testimony of the chemist is not
overlooked, to the effect that the whiter
flour makes as fine and nutritious
bread as any. The point is that the
housewife never was a chemist, and
whiteness of bread told her a tale of
proper and cleauiy treatment of the
dough.
The Japanese like a wheat floui rich
in starch, with its dextrin-forming at¬
tribute. and are not particulai about
the whiteness.
After mentioning many other fancies
of tiie consumer, Mr. Holmes concludes
as follows:
Farmers should learn the whims and
fancies of the markets they reach, and
endeavor to meet those fancies. The
farmer should not produce primarily to
please himself and his own ideas of ex¬
cellence; when he does he may find a
wide chasm between himself and the
people he would like to have for cus¬
tomers.
Of course, the farmer is not to resort
to adulteration, but from the successes
of producers of adulterated goods he
may learn the lesson that goes with
providing honest goods that please the
fancies of the consumer. -. ■ •
Since the farmer supplies townspeo¬
ple and city people—to a growing ex¬
tent people who were not reared in the
country and who are lonesome if they
cease to hear the clatter and roar of
the city and to play a part in the un¬
necessary bustle and crush—he must
govern himself in his business opera¬
tions by standards based upon country
life and country living. He must be
prepared to raise pretty red apples if
his customers want them; blackberries
that are large and pleasing to the eye,
although disagreeably sour to the
taste; large strawberries, even though
they may have a white tip, full of seed,
and^without flavor; aud any other prod¬
ucts that his own family would not
care to consume because having better
ones. , ' • t
WAX-LIKE APPLES.
One of the weaknesses of consumers
is an admiration for foods that are
polished or have a gloss, and this
nickel-piate fancy plays some queer
pranks with foods. The life-long resi¬
dent of a large city, for instance, who
has no first-handed knowledge of an
apple orchard, may buy from an apple
woman at. the street corner a pretty
red apple with a wax-like polish on its
surface secured by an application of
saliva and a dirty rag. On the con¬
trary, the apple-loving countryman, es¬
pecially one who has c-ome to be known
as a “horticulturist,” delights in the
natural bloom of the apple.
The polishing of nuts, if they are of
a kind that can be polished, is becom¬
ing more common. This may not al¬
ways be solely for the gloss, hut be¬
cause of the beautiful color that may
be developed or applied artificially, as
in the case of pecans. Commercial
roasted coffee is frequently glazed.
Whiteness of foods is so frequently
the aim of the food producer and of
the cook that some underlying cause
must be back of it. Perhaps it is be¬
cause whiteness is so often an indi¬
cation of cleanliness.
In parts of England a white potato
is preferred to one with a colored skin,
with the result that the Jersey potato
is very tasteless. Op the point of
flavor, however, the market is careless.
Among the great public consumers the
chief requisite seems to he that the
potato shall be good to look at and
obtainable in advance of its natural
season; whether or not it is good to
eat matters very little.
A preference for the external white¬
ness of the potato does not seem to
have arisen in this country, but its in¬
side whiteness is admired at the dining
table when exceptionally pure.
HONESTY THE BEST SALESMAN,
AND THE HUMAN EYE A
GREAT BUYER.
Some general principles appear, al¬
though more or less crude, vague and
incomprehensive. The consumer has a
fondness for red, white and the color¬
less, and sometimes for yellow when
reinforced with large sizes. Gloss, pol¬
ish and luster are wanted. Things
should he large, and, when applicable,
of plump appearance; they should be
uniform in size, shapely and with orna¬
mental lines. A convenient and showy
package is appreciated, and t product,
trade or producer's name, once estab¬
lished favorably, catches the fancy of
customers often more easily and se¬
curely than anything else.
The gratification of the sense of taste
is of minor consideration; the farmer’s
market customers are largely without
keen discrimination in the taste of his
products, in this respect being in con¬
trast with country-bred and especially
farm-bred customers, whose gustatory
nerves were educated and trained in
youth to be critical in the taste of the
materials of foods produced on the
farm.
It remains to be asserted, after all
due weight and importance have been
given to the fancies of consumers, that
honesty is the best salesman that the
farmer and dealer can have—honesty
in grading, in packing, in quality, in
condition.
The “honest farmer” who establishes
a reputation of this sort for himself,
and has feasible markets within reach
does not need to seek customers, be¬
cause thej will seek him, and he can¬
not produce to equal the demand.
The farmer must not hang back in
supplying things that are pretty to
look upon, although they may not be
delicious to eat; he must learn the
scores of whims and notions in his
available markets, even though they
may be “without rhyme or reason,” and
remember that one of the great buyers
of the products of the farm is the
human eye.
No liates Reduced.
Some years ago a railway collision
on one of the roads leading out of New
York City, among others, killed a pas¬
senger living in a Western town. His
remains were sent home, and a few
days after the funeral the attorney of
the railroad company called upon the
widow (who had been married to the
departed one very recently) to effect a
settlement. She placed her figure at
$ 20 , 000 .
“Oh, that sum is unreasonable,” said
the man of law, “why your husband
was nearly fifty years old.”
“Yes, sir.”
“And lame.”
“Yes.”
“And his general health was quite
poor.”
“Quite poor.”
“And he probably would not have
lived another five years.”
“Probably not. sir.”
“Then it seems to me that two or
three thousand dollars would be a fair
compensation.”
“Two or three thousand!” exclaimed
the relict, “why, sir, I courted that
man for ten years, ran after him for
ten more, and then had to chase him
down with a shot gun to get him be¬
fore a preacher. Do you suppose that
I'm going to settle this for the cost of
shoe leather and ammunition?”
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They quickly cure headache, correct the
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OPERATIONS AVOIDED
Two Grateful Letters from Women Who Avoided
Serious Operations.—Many Women Suffering
from Like Conditions Will Be Interested.
At Fort Yukon, Alaska, the ther¬
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degrees below zero.
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh—Medicine
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Send no money—simply write and try
Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. Bo¬
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the .awful aches in hack and shoulder
blades, shifting pains, difficulty in moving
fingers, toes or legs, bone pains, swollen
muscles and joints of rheumatism, or the
foul breath, hawking, spitting, droppings in
throat, bad hearing, specks flying be¬
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dreds of cases of 30 or 40 .years’ standing
after doctors, hot springs and patent medi¬
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patients had taken Blood Balm as ajast re¬
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deep-seated cases. Impossible for any one
to suffer the agonies or symptoms of rheu¬
matism or catarrh while or after taking
Blood Balm. ' It makes the blood pure and
rich, thereby giving a healthy blood supply.
Cures are permanent and not a patching up.
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When a physician tells a woman, suf¬
fering from ovarian or womb trouble,
that an operation is necessary it, of
course, frightens her.
The very thought of the operating
table and the knife strikes terror to
her heart. As oi\e woman expressed
it, when told by her physician that she
must undergo an operation, she felt
that her death knell had sounded.
Our hospitals are full of women
who are there for ovarian or womb
operations!
It is quite true that these troubles
may reach a stage where an operation
is the only resource, but such cases are
much rarer than is generally supposed,
because a great many women have
been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound after the doctors
had said an operation must be per¬
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the knife must be used to secure instant
relief, this medicine is certain to help.
The strongest and most grateful
statements possible to make come from
women who, by taking Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound, have
escaped serious operations.
Margrite Ryan, Treasurer of St. An¬
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Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—
“ I cannot find words to express mv thanks
for the good Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound did me. The doctor said I could
not get well unless I had an operation for
ovarian and female troubles. I knew I could
| not stand the strain of an operation and made
up my mind I would be an invalid for life.
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The readers of this paper will be pleased t o
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the patient strength by building up the con¬
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bend for list of testimonials. Address
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Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
Increased Immigration.
Foreign labor continues to flow into
the country in unprecedented volume,
as well as foreign merchandise. Im¬
migration at New York last month ex¬
ceeded ali previous September records,
the 90,772 arrivals comparing with
82,708 a year ago, with 51,000 two
years ago and less than half that
number three years 'ago.
An Old City Prison.
French Gulch, Cal., has no jail or
city prison, and men arrested there
are handcuffed and tied to an anv.il
till released on preliminary examina¬
tion or removed to the county jail.
A DES PAIRING WOMAN.
Weak, Nervous and Wretched From
Wasting Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Henry A. Reamer, Main and
Garst Sts., South Bend, Ind., says:
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backache, bear¬
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headache, dizzi¬
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eyes. Dropsy set
in and bloating of the chest choked
’me and threatened the heart. I had
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Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief
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Quaint French Province.
The French have in their possession
a hit of land that is probably the
smallest of foreign possessions, as
well as being unique in situation. The
tourist arriving at Calcuatta is early
advised to pay it a visit, as it lies
only sixteen miles away, and is right¬
fully considered an attraction. Chau-
dernagor, which 'is the name of this
tiny province, proves interesting, be¬
cause of the unusual circumstances
of finding a tract of land, containing
only three and a half square miles,
situated within British India, under
French government, and because of
its antiquity, it having been ceded to
the French in the seventeenth century.
One of the quaintest and oddest fea¬
tures is an old Dutch cemetery, proof
that this nation supplied the first set¬
tlers.
Problems of To-Day.
Now here is a new view: A writer
in the Cornhill Magazine says that
the great problem of the day is not
how we shall succeed in trade, but
how we shall keep our souls alive;
the problem of education not to teach
a boy to earn his living but to show
him how he may avoid spoiling him¬
self while he earns his living. This
is worth considering, anyway.
There were 372 strikes in Italy in
1304, which is a noticeable decrease
j in the statistics of labor disturbances
of that country since 1901.
Statisticians estimate that at least
13,000,000 of human lives have been
sacrificed by earthquakes.
Hearing how Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound had saved other women from
serious operations I decided to try it, and in
less than four months I was entirely cured;
and words fail to express my thankfulness."
Miss Margret, Merkley of 275 3d
Street, Milwaukee, Wis.J writes;
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—
“Loss of strength, extreme nervousness,
severe shoeting pains through the pelvic
organs, cramps, bearing down pains and
extreme irritation compelled me to seek
medical advice. The doctor, after making
an examination, said that I had ovarian trou¬
ble and ulceration, and advised an operation
as my only hope. To this I strongly objected
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VOL XIV. COLUMBIANA. ALA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 9.1905 NO. 23
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
Current News Garnered as It Falls From
the Plant of Report.
BALDWIN COUNTY FRACAS.
Iron Man Gets Diploma.
Birmingham, Ala.—The Commercial
Club is in receipt of the diploma that
was awarded the club for its exhibit
of the statue of Vulcan at the St. Louis
Exposition last year. The diploma is
a handsome and artistic engraving, on
which are represented figures illustra¬
tive of art and science. The whole is
surrour.ded with a border made c£
beautiful little scrolls, and in each one
is the name of one state in the Union.
The text of the diploma states that
the award was made for the mineral
exhibits from Birmingham, and is
signed by the following: David R.
Francis, president of the exposition;
Walter B. Stevens, secretary; F. J.
Shift, director of the exhibits, and J.
A. Holmes, chief of the department ot
mines and metallurgy.
The diploma, which is a strong evi¬
dence of the exhibit from the Birming¬
ham district, will be put up in the club
rooms and can be seen at any time.
Ensley Postoffice.
Ensley, Ala.—Plans and specifica¬
tions are being drawn for the new Ens¬
ley postoffice to be erected by Ramsay
& McCormack on Avenue E, and the
contract will be let in a few 'days,
when the work will begin. It is
thought that everything will be in
readiness for the beginning of the
building in a week or ten days. The
building will be completed as soon as
possible and the postoffice moved into,
the new quarters.
The structure will be of brick, 25x90
feet, and will be so constructed that
another twenty-five or fifty feet may
be added to the frontage when neces¬
sary. The building will be only one
story high, but will be arranged with
the view of adding another story later.
Barn Burned—Work of Incendiary.
Florence, Ala.—A fine barn, the
property of Pugh Paulk, north of town,
was burned Wednesday night. The
fire is believed to have been the work
of an incendiary. Two mules and
farming implements and quantities of
hay and corn were destroyed with the
barn, the loss being estimated at
$ 1 , 200 .
Joe Richardson and Dennis and Will
Harris, three negroes, were arrested
Saturday near Oakland, ten miles from
Florence, and locked up in the county
Jail, charged with the shooting of Tom
Simpson. Warrants were sworn out
against five negroes, all of whom were
engaged in a game of craps when the
shooting was done, but the others
could not be found.
Baptists Hold Meeting in Calhoun.
Piedmont, Ala.—The Calhoun County
Baptist Association convened in the
First Baptist Church in this city last
Wednesday morning. The association
was organized by electing D. C. Cooper,
of Oxford, moderator, and J. B. Mad¬
dox, of Anniston, clerk. Among the
visitors are Aev. Dr. J. H. Foster, of
Anniston; Rev. W. R. Ivey, of Oxford;
Rev. J. W. Coffman, of Jacksonville:
Professor Owens, of Anniston College,
and many other prominent Baptists
from different sections of the county.
There were also several ladies in at¬
tendance from Anniston, Oxford and
Jacksonville.
The association took high and de¬
cided ground on. the temperance ques¬
tion aad adopted ringing resolutions
favoring persistent work along this
line.
On the last day Rev. A. P. Monta¬
gue, president of Howard College, Bir¬
mingham, and Rev. J. W. Stewart, of
the Orphans’ Hqme of Evergreen, were
present and made speeches in the in¬
terest of the two important institutions
they represent.
Col. Garber States Platform Pointedly.
Birmingham, Ala.—Col. Alex M. Gar¬
ber, of Talladega, candidate for attor¬
ney-general of Alabama, was in the
city Saturday shaking hands with his
many friends. Colonel Garber made
the race for attorney-general against
Attorney-General Massey Wilson in
1902 and pushed his opponent so close¬
ly that a second primary was neces¬
sary to determine the result. So far
in the present campaign Colonel Gar¬
ber is without announced opposition.
He says that he has received many
warm assurances from friends all over
the state and he is greatly encouraged
as to his prospects.
“When I am asked as to my plat¬
form,” said Colonel Garber, "I make
this reply: I am a candidate for at¬
torney-general and want your vote and
influence. I am for more schools and
better schools. I favor giving a pen¬
sion to every Confederate veteran. I
am for revised railroad rates, both as
to local and through rates. I stand
for the strict enforcement of the law,
and if elected shall be the servant of
all the people.”
Judge Fines Sheriff Regularly for Not
Attending Court.
Montgomery, Ala.—Judge Samuel B.
Browne, of the Thirteenth Judicial cir¬
cuit, in a letter to Gov. W. D. Jelks,
requested that military assistance be
rendered to carry out the orders of his
court.
Judge Browne has been attempting
to hold court at Daphne, in Baldwin
county. Sheriff Armstrong and Circuit
Clerk Voltz have refused to attend the
court, contending that Bay Minette is
the legal capital of the county. Judge
Browne each day at Daphne has as¬
sessed penalties against Armstrong
and Voltz for their failure to attend
court: Each is at present fined $600
and sixty days in the Mobile county
jail.
Coroner McKenzie was sent to Bay
Minette by Judge Browne to effect the
arrest of the sheriff and circuit court
clerk. The latter could not be found,
and Sheriff Armstrong declined'to sub¬
mit to arrest, denying the validity of
the warrant cited on each by the cor¬
oner.
The request by the court was then
made for state troops to assist in tak¬
ing Armstrong and Voltz into custody.
Governor Jelks has declined to order
out troops, as he is of the opinion that
the situation is not of sufficient im¬
portance to justify such action.
The trouble arises from a contest
between Daphne and Bay Minette for
the court house of Baldwin county.
Not a Negro’s Nation.
Birmingham, Ala.—“The negroes had
just as well get ready to leave Amer¬
ica If they ever expect to have their
political rights. This is not the ne¬
gro’s country, and if he would be any¬
thing he will have to go to his native
land. I believe in the future of Africa,
and this is where my people will have
to eventually go.”
Rev. William H. Heard, D. D., of
Atlanta, Ga., secretary of the Connec-
tional Preachers’ Aid Society and ex-
minister to Liberia, made the above
declaration to the North Alabama con¬
ference of the African Methodist Epis- 1
copal Church Saturday night in his lec¬
ture on Africa.
“I believe all that Bishop H. M.
Turner has said about the manhood
rights of our people,” continued Dr.
Heard, ‘ ‘and I think that we should
just pack up and leave. Let us,not
stay where w’e are not wanted, and it
is plain as the nose your face that we
are not wanted here. We are Jim-
crowed on every hand, and I think that
if it were possible the white man
would pass a law making It against
the law for us to breathe the same air
with the white folks.
“Africa is rich, and an industrious
negro can make it more so. I believe
that if more American negroes would
go over there and develop it and have
a good government they would get the
respect of all the nations quicker. We
are living in a country where we are
hanged without trial, burned at the
'Stake and yet we are not permitted to
open our mouths. I am glad that our
people are not discouraged. They be¬
lieve in God and will come out all right
after awhile.”
State Fair Ends.
Birmingham, Ala.—As the last spec¬
tator of the horse show wended his
way from the fair grounds, Memoli’s
band played “Home, Sweet Home,”
and the first fair under the present
management passed into history.
It seems to be the general opinion
of all who have visited the grounds
that the fair was a success—a much
greater success than people thought
possible when work was commenced
several months ago on the grounds at
Fairview.
The work of erecting buildings, re¬
building the track, arranging for the
horse show and exhibits, and a hun¬
dred and one other things, was com¬
pleted sooner than was thought posL* 1 ]
ble. The fair was run without a hitch ;
or an unpleasant incident of any kind. !
Every one who exhibited this year has [
promised to bring an exhibit next
year, and also to interest others in
showing their goods in Birmingham.
While all the bills have not been
presented yet, and the total assets of
the fair are still unknown, it is
thought by the officers of the fair as- ‘
sociation that the fair was a financial
success.
Murdered in Her Bed.
Scottsboro, Ala.—R. J. McFarlin, a
prominent citizen of Garth, has just
returned from Hollow Spring, Tenn.,
where he has been the past two weeks.
His sister, Mrs. Davis, 73 years of age,
was found murdered in her bed, and
Mr. McFarlin has been trying to dis¬
cover. some clue to the murder. So
far he has been unable to do so.
Safe Robber Caused Fire.
Montgomery, Ala.—The finding of a
lever broken, from the safe in the office
of the Tennille Furniture Company
and the fact that the rear door of the
store was found partially ajar, has
cause of the fire which Friday night
destroyed the furniture establishment,
at 24 South Court street and' badly
damaged adjoining places, of business.
During the progress of the flames,
when excitement ran high, there was
little or nothing known of the origin
of the' fire. Developments, however,
led to the eliebf that the conflagration
was cf incendiary origin, probably
caused by a burglar who made an at¬
tempt to enter the office safe.
F. T. Tennille, the senior member of
the Tennille Furniture Company, said
that he strongly suspected his store
was set on fire. He based hi^ opin¬
ion on the finding of the lever of the
largest of the two iron safes in the
office, which had been- broken off by
force, and was lying on the floor near
the smaller safe. Mr. Tennille ex¬
pressed the theory that a burglar
might have tried to enter the safe and
while at work on the job he had prob¬
ably lighted a cigar or cigarette, unin¬
tentionally ignited some inflammable
material and seeing he could not put a
stop' to the fire, made his escape
through the rear entrance on Lee
street.
Caught in Ice.
San Francisco.—The whaling ves¬
sels Monterey and Alice Knowles ar¬
rived here from Kakodate, Japan.
They confirm the news that the great
er part of the Arctic whaling fleet
has been caught in the iee and that
the imprisoned men probably will suf¬
fer for want of provisions.
Captain Foley, of the Monterey, re¬
ported that on August 10th the ships
were all together, near Gray Eley
Island, which is about 600 miles north
of the farthest port on the American
continent. The whalers remaining to¬
gether, he believes, the crews will not
suffer as much as if they were sepa¬
rated, as some of the boats are provi¬
sioned for two years and can, share
their supplies with their companions.
Captain Cook of the Bow Head and
Captain McGregor, of the Karluck,
have their wives with them. Captain
Foley says the government should
make an effort to reach the impris¬
oned sailors. It is a question though,
he says, if they can be reached by
reindeer, although he believes that
such an effort will be made.
Hired Murderer.
Valdosta, Ga.-—James G. Rawlings
has made a confession of hiring Alt'
Mooi;e to kill Will Carter, but he says
that the killing of the children was
not in the “trade.” He says that he
particularly cautioned the negro not to
harm the children.
Rawlings, Joe Bentley and Mitchell
Johnson made a trade with Alf Moore
to do the bloody work and that Joe
Bentley and Alf Moore wanted to kill
Carter on Sunday night before, but
that they could not get a buggy at
Hahira to go to Carter's house. He
says they tried to hire a buggy, but
that the liveryman would not hire it
to them unless they would tell him
■where they were going.
Rawlings says his confession came
without the knowledge of his lawyers,
as he had reached £he place where he
could keep quiet no longer. lie says
he is thoroughly indifferent as to the
action the supreme court takes in
his case, but wishes to save both of
his friends.
Finland and Freedom.
London.—The London Times pub¬
lished the following dispatch from St.
Petersburg:
“Finland has won her freedom. A
manifesto embodying all the demands
presented by the popular delegates at
Helsingfors to Prince John Obolensky,
the governor general, will be submit¬
ted by Secretary of State Luidcr for
the imperial signature at Peterhof to¬
night. The keystone of the new Fin¬
nish constitution is the responsibility
not of the monarch as hitherto, but
of the secretary of state and the
diet. •
“The presence of Russian warships
off Helsingfors is intended to signify
that although the emperor grants con¬
stitutional freedom, he intends to pre¬
vent the severance of the grand duchy
from the empire.”
A November Watermelon.
Benton, Ala.—With the compliments
of W. W. Miller, postmaster at Benton,
a -watermelon weighing at least -twne-
ty-five pounds, came to the Advertiser
Saturday. Mr. Miller wrote a note, in
which he said that the melon
was grown in his garden at Benton
and was pulled November 3.
The melon was sent to Montgomery-
on the motor car of the Advertiser
which runs bet-ween this city and
Selma daily- carrying papers.
In growing a watermelon so late in
the season Mr. Miller has performed
an achievement which it is doubtful
has its equal in the history of the
state.
Quarantine Raised.
Montgomery, Ala.—By proclamation
of Gov. W. D. Jelks, Issued Saturday
night and effective Sunday, the Ala¬
bama quarantine is lifted from Louis¬
iana and the nine counties of Missis¬
sippi still under the ban. This means
that Alabama is open to the world
with the exception of two counties In
Florida—Santa Rosa and Escambia.
It is a wise back that knows its own
burden.
Ginnery Destroyed by Fire.
Clanton, Ala.—Wade's gin was de¬
stroyed by fire Saturday afternoon.
The loss was several thousand dollars,
with no insurance. The first occurred
between 2 and 3 o’clock, and its origin
is not known.
We have no continued stories at
present running in the Dixie Home, so
that subscriptions to this magazine
may commence at any time.
Charged With Retailing Liquor.
Huntsville, Ala.—J. A. Hall, a well-
known farmer of Jackson county, was
arrested Saturday on a charge of re¬
tailing liquor. Hall entered a plea of
guilty at his preliminary hearing be
fore Commissioner Greenleaf and was
admitted to bail.
The Shah of Persia has placed an-'
other order for six high-class automo¬
biles in Paris. The value of this order'
is said to be $28,800.
MOST DISFRANCHISE
60,000 Negroes, Says Sena¬
tor Gorman of Maryland
—State Suffers.
WHITES PAY TAXES,
But Are Outvoted in the Terrapin
State.
The sole issue of the present cam¬
paign in Maryland is whether or not
the white men shall govern the state.
Upon this issue the democratic party
stands, and it is my belief that the
amendment will be carried.
The issue—white men’s supremacy—
was caused by- conditions for which
none of us are responsible. We will
be responsible if we do not correct it.
But we must go back to trace the
causes. First, we nnd the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States. The history of that
amendment proves that it tvas passed
by men of a desire to heap upon the
white people of the south, after the
civil war, the equality of suffrage with
the black man.
State after state affected with the
pernicious growth of- the black man’s
vote—the domination of the black
man—-have taken measures to check
that evil and establish for the white
man the -right of governing his own
territory.
The southern states that have dis¬
franchised the negro are the best ex¬
amples that can be offered, because
in the states that have disfranchised
the negro today there is better gov¬
ernment and improved condition than
when the black men dominated the
party in power.
With the elimination of the negro
from these southern states it has been
natural that they should seek refuge
somewhere where the voting privilege
was not denied them. Maryland is
suffering from the voting privilege of
60,000 of these black men today, whose
vote is cast as one. Domination of
some sections of oucisState is almost
complete. The white man does not
govern his own county, where he fur¬
nishes the taxes. The ignorant negro
votes' without any knowledge of what
he is voting for, and is in sufficient
numbers to over-vote the white intelli¬
gent citizens.
I claim that an intelligent, law-abid¬
ing negro has as much right to vote
as any man—but how many negroes
are included in that description?
The democratic party has long be¬
lieved that the white men of Mary¬
land should control its affairs. For
some years back we have made it the
issue, and two years ago it became
the one and only issue on which the
democratic party was elected-, and a
majority sufficient sent to the legisla¬
ture to frame a constitutional amend¬
ment which would have for its pur¬
pose the elimination of the ignorant,
illiterate black man from the registra¬
tion lists of the state.
That amendment has been decided
upon because it is the only one which
will stand the* test of the supreme
court of the United States should it
be carried there.
To Investigate Outrage.
Washington.—The state department,
after a conference with the naval of¬
ficials here and communication by ca¬
ble with Consul General Lay at Can¬
ton, China, has arranged that that of¬
ficial shall accompany the viceroy of
China on a Chinese gunboat to Lien-
chow, about 300 miles up the West
river, to Investigate the massacre of
the five Presbyterian missionaries at
that place. One or two American na¬
val officers from the gunboats Quieres
and Calao will accompany Mr. Lay to
assist in the investigation.
As a result of the recent massacre
of the American missionaries at Lien-
chow an important edict has been is¬
sued, directing the viceroy of Canton
to furnish efficient protection to the
missions, to punish all the guilty per¬
sons, and to promise the fullest re¬
dress and warning him that he will be
held responsible for further outrages.
The American consulate at Canton,
Julius G. Lay, in an Interview, de¬
clares that the dissemination of in¬
flammatory boycott literature is indi¬
rectly, responsible for the massacre,
and he has warned the isolated sta¬
tions of Kwang Tung and Kwang Si
of their danger in view of the fact
that the anti-American feeling is grow¬
ing stronger and advising me depart¬
ure of the missionaries for their home
stations.
The anti-American newspapers are
being ditributed gratis by junks go¬
ing up the rivers. Junks to Canton.
The boycotters at Canton were first
to receive the names of the missiona¬
ries massacred. ,
Four Chinese gunboats, and 320 sol¬
diers are proceeding to Chingyuen,
eighty miles south of Lienchow.
Houston, Tex.—Almost the entire
population of Rio Grande City were
poisoned last Sunday by eating pre¬
served oysters. Forty per cent are
seriously Ill. Ministers and city offi¬
cials are among the stricken.
Augusta, Ga.—Edward C. Bearden,
money clerk in the local postoffice,
committeed suicide last Monday morn¬
ing after being asked by the inspector
to turn over his money and books for
inspection. , ,.. 1 ,*!!
President’s Proclamation.
t* 1 ~
Washington.—The president has is¬
sued his proclamation naming Thurs¬
day, November 30 next, as a day for
thanksgiving.
The proclamation follows;
By the President, of the United States
of America-—A Proclamation:
When nearly three centuries ago the
settlers came to the country which
has now become this great republic,
they confronted not only hardship and
privation, but terrible risk to their
lives. In those grim years the cus¬
tom grew of setting apart one day in
each year for a special service of
thanksgiving to the Almighty for pre¬
serving the people through the chang¬
ing seasons. The custom has now be¬
come national, and hallowed by im¬
memorial usage. We love in memory
and more plentiful times than our
forefathers the men who with rugged
strength faced the rugged days; and
yet the dangers to national life are
quite as great now as at any previous
time in our history. It is eminently
fitting that once a year our people
should set apart a day for praise and
thanksgiving to the Giver of good,
and at the same time express their
frankfulness of the abundant mercies
received; should manfully acknowl¬
edge their shortcomings and pledge
themselves solemnly and in good faith
to strive to overcome them. During
the past year we have been blessed
with bountiful crops. Our business
prosperity has been great. No other
people have ever stood on as high a
level of well-being as ours now stands.
We are not threatened by foes from
without. The foes from whom we
should pray to be delivered are our
own passions, appetites and follies;
and against these there is always need
that we should war.
“Therefore, I set apart Thursday,
the 30th day of this, November, as a
day for thanksgiving for the past, and
prayer for the future, and on that day
I ask the people throughout the coun¬
try to gather in their homes and
places of worship and render thanks
to the Most High for the manifold
blessings for the past year; consecrate
themselves to a life of cleanliness,
honor and wisdom, so that this nation
may do its allotted work on the earth
in all worthy memory of those who
founded it, and of those who preserved
it.
"l.n witness whereof I have here¬
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be a.ffixed.
“Done at the city of Washington
this second day of November, in the
year of our Lord 1905, and of the inde¬
pendence of the United States the
130th.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
By the President:
ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of State.
Town Terrorized By Outlaws.
Louisville, Ky.—A special from Mid-
dlesboro, Ky., to the Evening Post
says:
The local company of state militia,
which was called out, remains on duty.
The alarm was caused by the appear¬
ance of a mob of alleged outlaws, said
to be headed by Frank Bell, wanted
on the charge of murdering John Bo¬
len, a barber.
The authorities have been defied by
Bell and his followers for about two
weeks.
A reign of terror exists, a number
of men have been held up in the “gag”
and business paralyzed.
Governor Beckham has promised the
local authorities every assistance. In
addition to the military a vigilance
committee of 100 has been formed.
Thursday night some men attacked
Bob Bryson, the railroad night watch¬
man, and in the Agfa. he was shot. He
is in a critical condition.
Reunion of Veterans.
Jacksonville, Fla.—The annual re¬
union of the Florida division. United
Confederate Veterans, will be held in
this city on December 13-14 under the
auspices of R. E. Lee Camp No. 58, U.
C. V., assisted by Martha Reid Chap¬
ter, U. D. C., Stonewall Jackson Camp,
U. S. C. V., and the Jacksonville Board
of Trade. The preparations for this
important event I/egan Monday after¬
noon at 3 o’clock, at which time the
respective committees-^of each organ¬
ization met at the hall of the Wood¬
men of the World and arranged to
make this the most notable gathering
of Confederate veterans every held in
Jacksonville.
The following committees have been
named:
R. E. Lee Camp—Brig.-Gen. F. P.
Fleming, S. C. Roylston, H. H. Love,
R. J. Magill, J. K. Minnerlyn and Dr.
A. D. Williams.
Martha Reid Chapter—Mesdames M.
C. Drysdale, Henry Boyer, T. M. Kel-
far,' Robert Mays, Clarence Maxwell
and J. M. Armstrong.
Stonewall Jackson Camp—H. J. Me-
Callum, T. T. Stockton, D. U. Fletcher,
V. W. Shields, P. A. Holt, C. N. Welch-
ans and H. N. Sasnett.
Board of Trade—C. B. R:ogers, Gen.
C. P. Lovell, John S. Bond, Cecil Wil¬
cox and W. R. Carter.
IE MOST REVOLTING
Massacre in Modern History
In the Russian City
of Odessa.
NUMBER WOUNDED, 5,657.
Hundreds Drunk With Desire for Jew¬
ish Blood Take Joy in
Killing.
Odessa—The prefect of the city has
Issued a proclamation complaining of
the Inhabitants firing from the win¬
dows on patrols and declaring that, he
will be compelled to destroy their
houses with artillery unless this prac¬
tice is stopped.
The center of the city is quiet. The
street cars are running, some shops
and markets are open and the bake¬
ries are working. The telegraphic
lines ard crowded with dispatches for
newspapers and privite citizens who
have been sending reassuring mes
sages regarding the situation in view
of the reports of massacres ia various
parts of Russia.
The Jewish quarters here are com¬
pletely devastated. It is impossible to
ascertain the number of persons killed.
The authorities sent to the cemetery
four trucks each containing thirty
bodies, and today six trucks similar¬
ly loaded, were driven to the ceme¬
tery. Five thousand six hundred and
fifty-seven persons were reported to
have been taken t.o the hospitals.
The Cossacks have disappeared
from the streets and infantry have
been substituted. The governor gen¬
eral announces that he has taken the
strictest measures to prevent further
disorders, but should the troops be
fired on the governor general has or¬
dered the artillery to devastate the
houses from where the shooting is
done. He also announces that the
troops have strict orders to shoot and
kill pillagers.
Soldiers made a house to house visi¬
tation seeking for bombs and arms.
They also searched passengers on the
street cars.
. It Is believed that, the worst is over.
Owing to the mobs being satiated with
two days’ carnival of murder and de¬
struction by flames, the revolt against
law and order is dying down, partially
perhaps, because of lack of material
upon which to prey. Almost the entire
Jewish quarters of Moldauvah, Slo-
bodka and Bugaiovka are devastated,
and their inhabitants have either been
killed or wounded, or have sought ref¬
uge in other sections of the town.
The whole fury of the mob was di¬
rected against the Jews. During the
first demonstration over the Empe¬
ror’s manifesto, and the sudden acqui¬
sition of “freedom” tens 6f thousands
of men who had hated the Jews
through generations became drunk
with desire for Jewish blood, swear¬
ing at the Jewish sections of the town
and killed for the very joy of killing.
In some instances the military aided
instead of* preventing the work of ven¬
geance and fury which culminated Sat¬
urday in the quarters mentioned.
Every Jew, man, woman or child who
was caught was slaughtered. The
methods employed in the work of
butchery were too revolting for de¬
scription.
Before Saturday’s dawn, the mate¬
rial had become exhausted, and the
men who had for thv moment become
beasts left the wrecked sections ot
the city, and though sulleh were eas¬
ily driven back before the rifles oi
the infantry.
A trip investigation over the Jew¬
ish quarters confirmed the stories ot
horrors and devastation. Some bodies,
mutilated, of women and children,
were still unmoed from the deserted
streets. The shops were closed and
In the wrecked houses broken furni¬
ture was found lying everywhere in
heaps.
While it is probable that the num¬
ber of persons killed will never be
known, the number of wounded per¬
sons in the hospitals and ambulance
house, however, affords some guide.
The 5,657 wounded reported up to Sat¬
urday morning were distributed as
follows: In the Jewish hospital, 3,-
715, in the municipal hospital 1,260,
and in the different ambulance houses
682.
It has been definitely ascertained
that only 120 of the anti-Jewish mob
were killed.
At the beginning of the massacres
the students’ militia rendered some
assistance and saved many lives, but
the police, it is said, disarmed the
students and even in some cases shot
them with their revolvers.
The disaster is unprecedented even
in the long list of horrors Russia has
produced during the last few years,
but the citizens while stiil nervous
are facing the situation bravely.
Count -Witte is getting his hands
on the helm and the Russian ship of
state ia beginning to right itself. Grad¬
ually the disorder that followed the
promulgation of the constitution giv¬
ing the people liberty is being put
coY/n.
The premier hr.a met the immense
difficulties confronting him and the
pressure of the demands of the dif¬
ferent classes of society with the en¬
ergy and sincerity that are more and
more giving him the support of the
moderate liberals who have been
frightened by the carnival of disorder
into which tjic country has been plung¬
ed, and the inordinate demands of
the proletariat under the leadership
of the “reds,” and social democrats.
President Pleased.
Washington, D. C.—Now that the
President has returned from his "con¬
quest of the south,” his campaign fbr
the .conquest of the United States sen¬
ate will begin in earnest. Washington
is going to bo a mighty interesting
place to keep your eye on from now
until the robins nest again. There’s
going to be the biggest kind of a
fight., and somebody’s going to get
hurt. The public is inclined to guess
that that, somebody will not be the
President of the United States.
Mr. Roosevelt’s trip through the
south was well timed. It was known
that in his fight for federal rate-mak¬
ing the west, was behind him almost
to a man; and that while sentiment
in the east naturally was divided, he
had at large and influential following
in the states north of the Potomac
and east of the Alleghenies. It was
not so well known how the south
would stand. It was feared by some
of his staunchest followers that he
would fail of southern support because
of the deep-rooted conviction in the
south agaiust- the centralization of
power.
But it has been demonstrated that
the south is capable of discerning be¬
tween dangerous centralization V.nd
needful regulation by the federal gov¬
ernment of interests that overlap the
lines of states. No attempt is made
to conceal the jubilation which the
president’s followers feel. They de¬
clare that as a result of his trip south
he goes into his conflict with the
senate obstructionists 50 per cent
stronger than he otherwise would have
been.
President Praises Deed.
Montgomery, Ala.—G. C. Bird, a
well-known man of this city, has re¬
ceived a beautiful letter from Presi¬
dent Roosevelt in which the president
thanks and commends Mr. Bird for
his heroic act in stopping a runaway
horse during the presidential proces¬
sion of October 24. Mr. Bird’s friends
are extending him congratulations.
The animal which the hero stopped
was making its way in the direction
of the parade and would probably
have run into the president’s hack.
Mr. Bird sustained painful injuries,
but has recovered.
Alaskan Railway.
Los Angeles, Cal.—The Express
says: .
Alaska will have a railway its en¬
tire length from north to south and
giving communication with the out¬
side world, if plans which are being
formulated in this city are carried out.
Harry White, former mayor of Seattle,
is at the head of the enterprise, which
includes an application to congress
during the coming session for a gov¬
ernment subsidy. The idea as out¬
lined Is for the government to guar¬
antee bonds of the proposed company,
which is yet to be organized for the
purpose, the promoters using the cred¬
it thus obtained to raise funds for the
building of the line.
It is expected that Senator Samuel
W. Piles, of Washington, will father
the scheme in congress.
If successful the enterprise will in¬
volve an expenditure of about $40,000,-
000. The road will be nearly 5,000
miles in length.
In French Jail.
Paris.—Influential New York friends
of Elliott F. Shepard, who was sen¬
tenced here October 26 to three
months’ imprisonment and $120 fine
and to pay $4,000 damages to the pa¬
rents of a girl who was killed by Mr.
Shepard’s automobile in April last, are
cabling for the purpose of securing the
intervention in his behalf of the Amer¬
ican officials here. ThW question is
under consideration, but no steps have
been taken, owing to the executive
branch here not having authority' over
the judiciary. Mr. Shepard’s attorney
has given up his intention to appeal,
as the fine and imprisonment were the
minimum, leaving no grounds for ap¬
peal. ,
New Train for Atlanta.
Jacksonville. Fla.—Commencing Sun¬
day, November 26, the Southern Rail¬
way will inaugurate a new train with
local sleeping car service between At¬
lanta and Jacksonvill, Fla. This new
train will be known as No. 18, and will
leave Atlanta dally at 10:20 p. m. and
arrive at Jacksonville at 8:50 the next
.morning.
THE- :-PEOPLE’S- :-ADVOCATE.
When the farmers prosper every
other business prospers, hut when
• (iblished livery - Thursday the farmer fails, so does everything
«. F. NORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
One copy one year, i f i i . $1.00
One copy six months, f f ; f .50
One copy three months, f t t 25
Entered at the posfoflice at Coinmhi-
ana. Aia., as second-class mail matter
Columbiana, Nov. 9 1905.
Telephone No 20.
Gee Gosh! Roads!
else.
The.show brought a good crowd
to town Monday,
chants got their
business, too.'
and our mer-
share of the
The farmers are beginning to
realize that the only way to get a
fair price for their products is to
organize and stick together.
That'“the hit dog'always howls”
is ns true nowj as twhen the Gee
Gosh editor of the Sentinel wore
knee pants out in Kansas and eat
Jack Rabbits for meat; and from
the way he howls and snarls in tire
Hast issue of the Sentinel, the ar¬
row's of truth from our “mogul”
has done the work. The Advocate
intends that the people shall know
the truth, and we have been raak-
i/ng enquires as to the condition of
the roads in this county, and we
are informed by reliable men that
1 he roads are in better condition
now than they have ever been. The
Sentinel says.,“just a little ways
out of Wilsonville on the Harpers-
ville road there are places that
within the past week have been
impassible, and dangerous to drive
through them.” The Advocate has
interviewed three responsible men,
to wit: J. H. Robertson, Ex-Tax
Collector, A. P. Longshore, Judge
of Probate, and W. E. Harrison,
County Treasurer, and they state
that the road from Columbiana
to Harpersville is in fine condition,
that there isn’t a hundred yards of
the road but what is in splendid
fix, that there are a few boles just
this side of Fourmile and Yellow
Leaf creeks, but as a whole, the
road is one of the best roads in the
State, that is not macadamized,
and still tlie Sentinel would have
the people believe that this road,is
impassible. The Advocate makes
the statement boldly, that we can
produce the testimony of twenty
respontible men as live in Shelby
county, that tho road from Colum¬
biana lo Harpersville is in better
condition than it has been in 20
years. Again the Sentinel says,
“We have been told within the past
week by parties who were attend
ing court, that in every direction
the roads were “simply awful”. ”
The trouble with the parties who
gave this information, was that
they have been burdened with
some of the “wonderful truths”
(?)ofthe Sentinel, they would
mire up “the moonshine” on the
rocks of ‘‘Gibralta,” No man, wo¬
man or child is safe on the roads
of Shelby county when they are
toting the truths (?) from the
Sentinel office. We understand
that the Sentinel has an ash hop¬
per that, drips lie three days in the
week from which he extracts the
truth and sends them out over the
-county and thats whats the matter
-with the roads.
The Sentinel is not seeking to
find out the facts, but is only try¬
ing to injure the present adminis
(ration, and so determined is the
Sentinel in its efforts, that it has
never seen a commendable act of the
Commissioners Court, even when
Messrs. Griffin and Posey voted
with the majority of the Court
The efforts of the Sentinel and its
henchmen to discredit the work of
the present administration will fall
flat to the ground. The Sentinel,
not content with its war on the
present administration, is seeking
to have the road plow discontinu¬
ed in order to force the tax payers
of the county to work the roads
solely with the pick and shovel, it
asserts that “Mr Mahan is making
good dry weather roads, but they
are not worth a continental when
the rainy season comes ” The ar¬
gument of the Sentinel is, that
rounding up the roads, filling up
the holes, ign’t worth a continen
tal; according to the contention of
the Sentinel, the way to have a
good road is not to work it at all.
• -such rot ought to condemn the
Sentinel in the eyes of all honest
men.
Cotton is bringing a fair price
at present, and we hope it will
continue, as the farmers need all
they can get for the fleecy staple.
Pay your poll tax to the Collec¬
tor while he is in you beat collec¬
ting taxes. This is an important
matter and should not be over¬
looked.
The Farmers Union in this
county is steadily increasing, and
doing good it) many ways. Every
farmer in the county should be¬
long to this Union.
Listen, Farmers!
There is a passage of scripture
like this: , “Where the carcas is
there will the eagles be gathered
together.” This will apply very
aptly to the cause of tl)e cotton
speculators and the farmers.
While the farmers and their fami¬
lies are toiling in the heat making
the crop, the big speculators are
off at the summer resorts having a
good time, waiting for the farmers
to begin to roll the fleecy staple
upon the market. Then they sore
aloft and alight upon the carcass—
the cotton—and replenish their
pockets, regardless of the cost of
producing the cotton. When they
reach the carcass—the cotton—
their purpose is to get it for the
least price possible. There sole
object is to get all they can while
tho cotton season lasts, because
they realize that they must make
hay while the sun shines.
Now, farmers, it is largely with
you to say what you will take for
your cotton. I tun aware that 10
cents seems a very good price, hut
11 cents is better. I am also
aware of the fact that many farm-
ers have obligations to' meet, and
in a certain degree are forced to
sell some of their cotton. 1 am
glad to see that farmers all over
the cotton belt are holding con¬
ventions—not only members of the
Union, but those who are not mem¬
bers, and the merchants and
bankere also. This is as it should
be, for all are interested alike in
high-priced cotton. When the
producers prosper, all other classes
prosper.
There is now great “bear” move¬
ment to keep the cotton down, and
the spinners have agreed, so it is
reported, to buy no more cotton
for three months. This is done
for the purpose of putting cotton
down on the presumption that
many farmers would be forced to
sell. Now there is no doubt in my
mind that the cotton crop for 1905
is short. Then the question is,
“Will you hold, or will you sell?”
I firmly belie-e that if you will not
putydur cotton on the market too
fast you will get 11 cents at least,
and possibly 12 cents. Why not?
All wealth comes from the soil,
yet commercial values of farm
products may be, anil are controlled
by the minipulations of specula¬
tors.— Kirk, in Farmers Journal.
Stems from Weldon.
Health of community very good
with few exceptions. ,
Walter Green, of Creswell, was at
New Prospect Sunday to hear Prof,
Guin sing.
W. J. Seweljl and son Herbert, trans¬
acted business at Columbiana Satur¬
day last.
Lee Johnston, of near Sterrett, was
the happy guest of Miss Ellen Brad-
berry Sunday.
E. E. Walton paid Columbiana a
flying trip Saturday.
Sam Tressle was the most welcome
guest of Miss Zola Day at New Pros¬
pect Sunday.
J. S. Walton and daughter Miss
Nettie, went down to Wilsonville Fri¬
day shopping.
Miss Emmie Goswiok, of Harpers¬
ville, attended the singing at New
Prospect Sunday, much to the delight
of Ben
Union Gill had. the misfortune to
get bis leg very badly hurt one day
last week while hauling logs for the
Sewell Logging Co.
The singing at New Prospect Sun¬
day was a grand occasion and highly
enjoyed by all present.
Silas Gardner, of near Harpersville,
has accepted a position with Union
Gill as a farmer.
The singing at the residence of Mr.
Jim Fowler Saturday night was an
enjoyable atfair.
Hugh Goswick, of near Harpers¬
ville, was Miss Nettie Baldwin’s es¬
cort to the singing Sunday.
J. O. Moore and Ben Dickerson
paid Cokimbiana a business trip one
day last week.
One of tiie Creswell boys got left
bad here Sunday. For full particu¬
lars ask S'eve Chandler; lie can tell
you.
Several of our young people will
take in the show at Columbiana today,
Monday.
Tank Bowden and Steve Chandler,
et als., of Creswell, attended the sing¬
ing at New Prospect Sunday.
J. W. Shaw has remodeled his resi¬
dence, which adds much to its appear¬
ance. John is a hustler anyhow.
Roy Lester, who is attending the
Columbiana Graded School, attended
the singing here Sunday. Roy is a
fine old boy and we are always glad to
see him in our midst.
One of our boys has bought himself
a farm. Look out Miss-, you will
be a Mrs.-before long.
All eyes are now turned towards
the approaching Alabama Annual
Conference of theM. P. church.-which
will convene at Union Wednesday of
this week.
Joe Roper and wife spent Sunday
night with F. M. Walton and family.
Well, Pm too tired to write any
more just now, so I will ring off for
this time and go and retire fertile
night and dream of all those pretty
girls I saw at church today.
Wild Bill.
BIG REMOVAL SALE
■WITH THE-)!
BEGINNING AT ONCE AND WILL LAST UNTIL
This Big Company will have to vacate one of the Corner Stores on the First of January, and
move their goods into their own building adjoining the Corner until further arrangements can be
made. Now, in order to do this, their HUGE STOCK will have to be reduced. So they are
putting the KNIFE to every department. This will be an opportunity of a life time. So we hope
the people of the community and county at-large will take advantage of it. Watch the Big Signs
on the-huilding, then come inside and be convinced.
Remember
WE ARE THE LARGEST PRODUCE AND COTTON BUYERS
ir this Section, and always “the Working Man’s Friend and the
Farmers Protector” in this section of the county.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORES.
Tax Assessor’s Round.
I will attend the following places
at the times named below for the
purpose of Assessing the State and
County Taxes for the year 1906:
SECOND ROUND.
Helena Beat 6, Monday, Nov. 0.
Bamford. Beat 5, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Gurnee, Beat 19, AVednesday. Nov. S.
Maylene, Beat 19, Thursday, Nov. 9.
Montevallo, Beat 4. Friday, Nov. 10.
Oalera, Beat 3, Saturday, Nov. 11.
Saginaw, Beat 7, Monday, Nov. 13.
Pelham, Beat 17. Tuesday. Nov. 1-i.
Highland, Beat 13, AVed. Nov. 15.
Bold Springs. Beat 13, Tliur. Nov. 16.
K. Springs, Beat 8, Friday, Nov. 17.
Days N Roads, Beat 11, Sat. Nov. IS.
Dunnavanf, Beat 18, Monday,Nov.20.
Vandiver, Beat 14, Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Sterrett, Beat 15! AVednesday, Noy. 22.
Vincent, Beat 16,Thursday, Nov.23.
Creswell, Beat 10, Friday, Nov. 24.
Harpersville, Beat 10, Sat. Nov. 25.
AVilsonville, Beat 9, Monday, Nov. 27
Spring Creek, Beat 2,Tuesday Nov.28.
Shelby, Beat 1, AVednesday, Nov. 29.
Columbiana, Beat 1, Thursday Nov. 30.
Blue Springs, Beat 9, Friday. Dec. 1.
Tax payers will please meet me
promptly with a full description
of all their real estate and a list of
all personal property. Will be in
Columbiana from December 18th
to January 1st, 1906, except the
25th and 26th. Tax Books will
l "“itively be closed by March 1st,
| 1906.
JOHN S. PITTS,
Tax Assessor Shelby County.
J. I. ABERCROMBIE*
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbiana, Ala.
Office in rear of Post Office.
J. L. PETERS, - ~
Attorney at-law and
Solicitor in Chancery.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
Son Lost Mother.
“Consumption runs in our family,
and through it I lost my mother,”
writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Ale.
“For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
I have taken Dr. King’s New Dis¬
covery for Consumption, which has
saved me from.serious long trouble.”
His mother’s death was a sad loss for
Mr. Reid, but fie learned that lung
trouble must not be neglected and
how to cure it. Quickest relief for
coughs and colds. Price50c and $1.00;
guaranteed at the City Drug Store.
A Disasterous Calamity.
It is a disasterous calamity when
you lose your health, because indiges¬
tion and constipation have snapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
build up your digestive organs, and
cure headachedizziness.colic.constipa-
tion, etc. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
A woman is so mistrustful that
when she is traveling she never
feels sure the train will stop when
she gets to the end of the road.
Lynch-
C. S. Davis visited Columbiana
Satu rdav.
R. J Farr and two sons, Frank
and Harford, took in the Fair in
Birmingham last Monday.
Mrs. N. L. Dye visited relatives
at Brighton last week.
R. M. Payne and son. Archie,
Oscar Riley and family and Miss
Etlia Horton visited reluti\es at
Ensley last week and also took in
the Fair.
Prof. John M. Dye will have
charge of the public school , at
Dogwood again this winter.
Prof. W. H. Farr has a position
at Birmingham.
Quite a number of our people
are attending the annual confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
church at Weldon.
G. W, Shaw, of Calvary, visited
friends here Sunday .
Mrs Ola Roach, of East Sagi
iihw, visited her mother’s family
her Sunday.
John M. Dve went up to the
Magic City to see the President.
J. W. Roacii has recently pur¬
chased a new organ.
Don Quixote.
For
The Exact Thing Required
Constipation.
“As a certain purgative and
stomach purifier Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets
seem to be the exact thing
required, strong eyiongh for the most
robust,yet mild enough and safe for
children and without that terrible
griping so common to most purga¬
tives,” says R. S. Webster & Co.,
Udora, Ontario, Canada For sale by
AVilliams Bros.
Judge Longshore and W. E.
Harrison, who attended the meet¬
ing of the Farmers U n ' on at Gres-
well last Saturday, report a large
crowd and a fine lime, and asunip-
tious dinner. They report the Un¬
ion to be gaining ground rapidly
in this county. The Advocate
hopes the Union will continue to
grow until it embraces every far¬
mer in the countv.
Notice No. 26200.
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior, land
office at Montgomery, Ala., October
30, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has tiled
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim,and that
said proof will be made before Clerf
of Circuit Court, at Columbiana, Ala.,
on December 16,1905, viz: James M.
Allen, homestead entry No. 33970, for
the west half of s w qr of sec. 12, tp 19
s of r 2 w. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz :
Oscar Cox, Bridgeton, Ala., S. R.
McClellan, Quito, Ala., A. J. E. Cross,
Quito, Ala., W. E. Cross, Quito, Ala.
ROBERT BARBER,
Register.
MIENER & EVANS,
LIVERY, PEED & SALE STABLE
Columbiana, Alabama,
There Is Money In
Growing Ginseng.
Prof. Howard, of the Missouri State Agricultural College says:
“I advise American farmers to cultivate Ginseng. Big profits are
realized. It is a hardy plant and is easily grown.”—A bulletin
issued by the Pensylvania State College in part says: “The sup¬
ply of native Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing, and price per
pound is correspondingly increasing, while the constant demand
for the drug in China stands as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng in the future.”—Council General Rublee, of Hong Kong,
says in the U. S. Consulor reports: “The sale of Ginseng root
Grown in America is very large here, and the demand is so great
that much more could be disposed of advantageously. The root
is as indispensible to the four-liundred-uiillion Chinese as their
rice.”
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same as corn, wheat and
cotton. The present market price varies from $6 00 to $8 50 per
pound, while the cost of producing is less than $1.50. It is easy
to grow and requires very little ground. An acre of matured
Ginsing is worth $40,000. There is room in one’s garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth each year. The plant thrives
throughout the United States and Canada in any soil or climate
that will grow garden vegetables. We sell roots and seeds
for planting purposes and. can show you how to make money grow-
ing Ginseng. There are two planting seasons, spring and fall.
With each order we give full instructions how to plant and care
for the garden. You can get a good start in this business for a
small outlay and soon have a nice income. Send two cent stamp
today for literature telling about this wonderful industry.
BUCKINGHAM’S, GINSENG GARDEN
Growers and Exporters
ZANESVILLE, OHIO.
Sheriff’s Sale.
By virtue of a Fi., Fa., issued from
the Circuit Court of Shelby county,
and to me directed. I will proceed to
sell in front of the Court House door,
in tile town of Columbiana, on the 11
day of Nov. 1905, within the legal
hours of sale to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described prop
erty, to-wit:
One mouse colored iriare mule about
12 years old: one bay mare mule about.
14 years old.
Levied upon as the property of J. E.
Dye, to satisfy said Fi.. Fa., in my
hands in favor of Weldon & Co.
This 1st day of Nov. 1905.
It. F. CON.
Sheriff.
Notice No. 29183.
Notice for Publication.
Department of the interior, land
office at Montgomery Ala., Oct. 20th,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of Circuit Court at Columbiana,
Ala., on Dec. 9, 1905, viz: Henry J.
Coshatt, Homestead enty No. 32628,
for the s half of ne qr, e half of nw qr,
sec. 6, tp 18 s r 2 e.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land,
viz:G. G. Davis. W, A. Richey, H. J.
Gassaway, T. A. Adams, all of Sterrett,
Ala.
Robert Barber,
Register,
Tax Collector's Round.
I will attend the following places
at the times named below for the
purpose of Collecting the State
and County Taxes for the year
1905.
SECOND ROUND.
Helena, Beat 6, Monday, Nov. 6.
Bamlord. Beat 5, Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Gurnee, Beat 19, Wed. Nov 8.
Maylene, Beat 19, Thur, Nov. 9.
Montevallo, Beat 4, Fri. Nov. 10.
Calera, Beat 3, Sat. Nov. 11.
Saginaw, Beat 7, Mon. Nov. 13.
Pelham, Brat 17. Tues. Nov. 14.
Highland, Beat 12, Wed. Nov. 15.
Bold Springs,Beat 13,Thur.Nov.16.
K. Springs, Beat 8, Fri. Nov. 17.
Days X.Roads, Beat 11 ,Sat.Nov.l8
Durinavant, Beat 18, Mon. Nov. 20.
Vandiver, Beat 14, Tues. Nov.21.
Sterrett 1 Beat 15, Wed. Nov, 22.
Vincent Beat 16, Thur. Nov. 23.
Creswell, Beat 10, Fri. Nov. 24.
Harpersville, Beat 10, Sat. Nov. 25.
Wilsonville. Beat 9, Mon. Nov. 27.
Spring Creek, Beat 2,Tues.Nov.28.
Shelby, Beat 1. Wed. Nov. 29.
Columbiana, Beat 1, Thur. Nov.30.
Blue Springs, Beat 9, Fri. Dec. 1.
Will be in Columbiana from
December 18th to January 1st,
1906, except the 25th and 26th.
On ail taxes not paid by .the first
of January, 8 per cent interest
and 50 cenls Collector’s fee will be
charged.
W. A. BRASHER,
Tax Collector Shelby County.
G. B. WALKER,
Attorney and Councellor
— At-Law, —
COLUMBIANA, ALA.
JAMES KAY.
- ATTORNEY AT LAW, -
Office Bank Building.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
FOR SALE—55 acres of good
farming land well improved. Lo
cated in the forks of Yellow Leaf
creek. Good house and outhouses,
also fine well of water. Will sell
clump fop cash.
J E Ray
R. F. D. No 2.
Columbiapa, Ala.
Chamberlain’s
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The Children’s Favorite
—CORES—
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This remedy is famous for its cures over
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given as confidently to a baby ns to an adult
'Price 25 cts; Large Size, 50 cts.
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T. T. ASHFORD, President.
GEO. COBB, Secretary'.
Eirmingham Paint & Glass Co.
Sash,
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BLINDS,
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STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
COLUMBIANA SAVINGS BANK,,
LOCATED AT COLUMBIANA, ALA.,
At the Close of Business Oct. 7, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts. $44,756.71
Overdrafts. 484.65
Banking House. 5,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures. 2,000.00
Other Real Estate . 3000.00
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in this State . 12727.61
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in other States .. 5055.42
Currency..:. 6101.00
Gold. 2045.0
Silver, Nickels and Pennies.. 1598.89
Checks and Cash Items. 4490.38
Total. $87,259.66
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in. $20,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur¬
rent Expenses and Tax¬
es Paid. 2578.66
Individual Deposits subject
to Check. 395.3f.25
Savings Deposits . 918.81
Interest Bearing Deposits 1350.00
Cashier’s Cheeks. 84.69
Notes & Bills Rediscounted 14,296.25
Bills Payable... S,500.00
Total.... $87,256 66
Commissioners Sale.
Under and by virtue of a commis¬
sion issued to me on the 7th day of
November, 1905, by the Probate Court
of Shelby County, I will proceed to
sell for cash in front of the Court
House ir. Columbiana. Ala., on Mon¬
day, the 4th day of December, 1905,
for distribution among the joint own¬
ers thereof, to-wit: L. E. Christian,
Rosser Christian, W. L. Christian and
Walter Christian, the following de¬
scribed real estate, to-wit:
The se qr of sec. 31, tp. 21. r 1 e. and
the sw qr and the s half of the se qr of
see. 32, tp. 21, r 1 e, and the e half of
the ne qr of sec. 6, tp. 22, r 1 e, and the
n half of sec. 5, tp. 22, r 1 h.
AV.AV. WALLACE.
Commissioner.
State of Alabama, )
County of Shelby. \
Before me came W. L. Farley, Cashier of Columbiana
Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the nbove
and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank,
as shown by the books on file in said Bank.
• AV. L. FARLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of
October, 1905
W. AV. AVALLACE, Notary Public.
ATTEST: AV. B. Browne, AV. G. Parker, J. T. Leeper,
Directors.
Birminham Title and
Guaranty Company.
Complete fKbstract Of Shelby County.
Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Title
Titles Guaranteed. A General Title Business.
m BEST EQUIPMENTS; SUPERIOR WORK. If
Prepared for a Thorough Investigation of Your
/I 'I'
-$!*•£- "TITLE.
Write for Prices and Information.
J. K. BROCKMAN, General Manager. Birmingham, Ala.
W. J. HORSLEY, Local Manager, Columbiana, Alabama-.
£
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Mtottoa
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of a woman’s life, is the name often gwen to the “change of life.”
Your menses'come at long intervals, and grow scantier until they
stop. Some women stop suddenly. The entire change lasts three
or four years, and it is the cause of much pain and discomfort,
which can, however, be cured, by taking
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OF
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It quickly relieves the pain, nervousness, irritability, miserable-
no ns, forgetfulness, fainting, chariness, hot and cold flashes, weak¬
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dodging period," and build up your strength for the rest of your life.
At ail druggists in 31.00 bottles. Try it.
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freely and frankly, telling us alt your
troubles. We will send Free Advice (in
plain, sealed, envelope). Address: La¬
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Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn. ’
“EVERYTHING BUT DEATH
l suffered,” writes Virginia Robson,
of Easter,, Mi., “until I took Cardui,
which cured me so quickly it surprised
my doctor, who didn’t know I was
talcing it'.”
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Social and Local .Yews.
Thanksgiving November 30.
Miss O’Brien visited in Birming¬
ham last week.
li.’C. Naish, of Saginaw, was in
town Saturday.
J. E. Mahan, of A.ldrich, was in
the city Thursday.
M,rs. J: F. Norris is visiting rela¬
tives at, Longview.
B. C. Bynum was in Atlanta
Thursday on business.
Osee Bird spent a few days in
Birmingham last week.
H. E. Archer, of AVeidon, was in
town one day last week.
AV. E. Merrell, of Shelby, was in
the city last Thursday.
J. A. Cates, of Wilton, was in
town a short while Thursday.
AV. H. Cameron, of Selma, was in
the city Thursday on business.
Mrs. H. W. Nelson visited in
Montevallo Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. K. F. Cox and Mrs. N.
Mooney, spent Saturday in Birm¬
ingham.
Mrs. Howard Latham, of Birin
ingham, visited relatives in the
city Sunday and Monday.
J. AV. Nabors 'and J. AV. Ozley,
of Longview, were in town Tues¬
day of last week on business.
Mrs, E. B. Nelson, after spend¬
ing some time here with herein!
dren,returned to Empire Thursday.
Miss Emmie Abercrombie re
turned Sunday from a visit to
relatives and friends in Binning
ham.
C. A. Glaze, of beat 10, was in
town one day last week. Mr.
Glaze is just up from a spell of
sickness.
Sam Thomas, city marshal, has
had all the bridges in the city
limits repaired and put in good
condition.
Miss Olive Nelson entertained a
a few friends at the home of her
parents on East College street Fri¬
day night.
Rural route No. 1. has been
ordered established at Sterrett,
this county, commencing on
January 3, 1906.
Miss Rosa Gilbert has a position
with the Columbiana Mercantile
(Co., as cashier.
Our merchants all report they
did a good business last week, and
especially Saturday.
Clark Sturdivant has a position
with the Columbiana Mercantile
Company as salesman.
E. S. Lyman, Esq., of Monte¬
vallo, was in the city Thursday on
professional bussiness.
Mrs. Joe P. Roberts and chil¬
dren visited relatives in Sylacauga
Saturday and Sunday.
Pinllip Erliek has bought a resi¬
lient lot on East College street
J. G Walker.
H. Weaver returned
o vu -ii to relatives in
h and Calsra.
There will be a horse swapping
convention held in Columbiana on
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10th
and 11th. Everybody come.
Miss Marie Redding, who has
been attending the Columbiana
Graded School, returned to her
home at Longview Tuesday.
Judge A. J?. Longshore, and AV.
E. Harrison spent Saturday at
Cresweil,. They went up to attend
a meeting of the Farmers Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Erliek
entertained a few friends at then-
home on East College Strett last
Friday evening in honor of Miss
Maude Bell.
J. T. Lee and family, who went
out to Homer, Li>., last fall, have
moved back to. this county and are
living near H-urpersville. Me. Lee,
while in town Thursday, informed
us that several others will move-
back here this winter from.Lousi-
aaa.
AV. A. Tallant. of Calera, was in
the city Tuesday.
J P. Harrell, of Brighton, was
in the city Tuesday.
A. AV. Strickland is visiting rel
atives at Centreville.
R. Albright Dead.
Mr. R. Albrigh, one of Shelby
county’s oldest and most highly
respected citizens, died at his home
on Fourmile Tuesday morning.
He bad been in bad health for
several years and his death was
not unexpected. Had he lived
until the 25th of December he
would have been 80 years old. He
leaves a wife, five sons and two
daughters. The remains were laid
to rest in the cemetery at Chappel
church, near AVilsoville,'Wednesday
morning.
Vernon Hebb, of Wilsonville,
was in the city Monday.
Phillip Erliek was in Bessemer
and Birmingham Tuesday.
There was quite a crowd in town
Monday taking in the show.
J. W, Gills and AV. S. Dobbs, of
beat 10, were in town Monday.
Arthur Millstead and Will Page
were over at Keystone Sunday.
Mrs: W. P. Thomas visited
friends at Piper last week and this.
TT ^ r I ~ - .. | C Frost, M L Lucas, S V Horton
Henry Busby, ot beat 2, was g. AV Harris, J W Alexander, J H
among'the visitors here Saturday. Averyf, G II Porter, J C Johnson, S II
_ Templin, Geo T Bird.RA Borum, W S
Rev. G. T. Harris
the Methodist church next Sunday
Thos. Glasscock and AV. P. Lov¬
ett, of Fourmile, were iu thexsity
Monday.
Who will be the first to bring us
a turkey for Thanksgiving for a
year’s subscription.
Edward Wallace, of Isabella,
Tenn., spent Saturday and Sunday
in the city with friends.
AV. J- Sewell and son and Prof.
John AV. Moore, of AVeidon, spent
a few hours in the city Saturday.
H. M. AVillis, of beat 2, was in
town Monday and while here re¬
newed his subscription to the
Advocate.
County Court Jurors.
The following is a list of petit jurors
drawn to serve at the Fall Term of
County court, which convenes on
November 20.1905.:
will preach at Esco ,AV II Stracener, II M Alexander,
e j N T Eddings, B Pickett, AV L Morris,
Frank Arnold, Elisha Simmons, BF
Dawson, Bob Allen, J AV Dodson,
AV A Stone, J G Frost.
Mis9 Annie Finley, who lias been
sick with fever at the residence of
W. L. Farley, we are glad to state,
is improving.
Rev. T. P. AValton, D. D., of
Talladega,preached two interesting
sermons at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
D. R. McMillan, and little
daughter, Margaret, and Mrs.
Henry Milner spent last Thursday
in Birmingham,
Tax Assessor Pitts and. Tax
Collector’Brasher started on their
last rounds Monday. Be sure and
pay your poll tax to the Collector
when he comes round.
Rev. C. C. Heard and family, of
Rockford, have moved to this place
and are occupying the AV. H. Bird
residence on East College Street.
Rev. Heard has been called as
pastor of the Baptist church at this
place. AVe welcome them to our
town.
Notice!
To Trustees and Teachers:
Please send in contracts before
Friday, the 10th of November, if
possible, af 1 want to get them ap¬
proved Saturday.
J. O. Dorough,
Supt. of Education.
When.you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no griping or other unpleas¬
ant effect. Sold by AVilliams Bros.
FOR SALE—I have three good
milch cows with young calves, also
six small beef yearlings for sale.
Will sell cheap for cash. Apply
to M.' L. German,
Columbiana, A la.
The pension vouchers for Con¬
federate soldiers and their widows
are now ready for delivery.
A. P. Longshore.
Judge of Probate.
K. Springs.
Health of community good at
present.
Several of our young people
attended the State Fair in Birm-
ingliam last week.
Marciis Kendrick was the happy
escort of Miss Cilia Grimes
Sunday.
Austin Nivens and Miss Flora
and Birdie Kendrick attended the
singing at Davis School House
Sunday.
R. L. Kendrick returned home
from Ensley last week.
Elbert Armstrong and Miss
Lavra Shirley attended the singing
at. Davis School house Sunday.
Riley Moore and family visited
P. N. Gilbert Sunday.
Mrs. S. R. Kendrick is visiting
her parents in Marion county this
week.
Red Head.
Waxahatchie.
Heath of community not very
good at this writing.
Robert Coker is very ill at. this
writing. ;
Alias Addie Atchison, who has
Man’s Unreasonableness
is often as great as woman’s. But
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr: of the “Repub¬
lican,” at Leavenworth, Jnd., was not
unreasonable when he refused to
allow the doctors to operate on his
wife for female trouble. “Instead” he
says “we concluded to try Eiectrict
Bitters. My wife was then so sick
slip could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5) physicians had failed to re¬
lieve her After taking Electric bit¬
ters she was perfectly cured, and can
now perforin all tier household du¬
ties.” Guaranteed by thgj City Drug
Store, price qO ets.
New Bethesada.
C. C. Blackerby and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Judge Harper and family at East
Saginaw.
The singing at this place Sunday
was quite a success and highly en¬
joyed by all present,
John Stone and family, of Beeswax,
attended the singing here'Sunday.
Misses Pearl Murphy and Ida and
Sabra Davis, of Davis School House,
attended the Singing here Sunday.
Fate Joiner and family spent Sun¬
day wifi) K. II. Davis and family at
this place.
Tim Hataway arid wife and Mrs.
Poole and children spent apart of
Sunday with Mrs. L. B. Davis.
There will be preaching here next
Sunday by Rev. J. AV. Johns.
Tom Davis was the happy escort of
Miss Margaret Thomas Sunday.
There will ha a singing convention
held at tiiis place in the Old Sacred
Ilarpe the first Saturday and Sunday
in December.
J. G. Davis
Saturday.
went to Columbiana
Aunt Sallik.
“I Thank the Lord!”
cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark., “for the relief 1 got from Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve. It cured my
fearful running sores, which nothing
else would heal, and from which I had
suffered for five years.” It. is a mar¬
velous healer for cuts': burns and
wounds. Guaranteed at the City-
Drug Storey 25c.
Notice.
Davis' School House.
Health of community not good.
Miss Minnie Murphy has been
very sick with the mumps.
O. D. Davis spent Sunday on Yellow
Leaf with friends.
Lee Moore and Miss Pearl Murphy
attended the singing at New Bethe-
saxla Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Mitchell, of Opelika,
B. Finley and family s
visited A.
Saturday.,
Frank Murphy and Miss Sabra
Davis attended the singing Sunday.
Will Atchison attended prayer
services here Sunday evening.
AA r . M. Davis and family spent Sun¬
day with T. A\'. Moore and family.
AA r ill Davis and Miss Ida Davis
attended the singing at New Bethe-
sada- Sunday.
P. M. Murphy and family spent
Sunday evening with A. B. Finley
and family.
Misses Ida and Sabra Davis went to
Columbiana Tuesday.
Amos Davis looked sad Sunday. I
guess his girl has gone back bn him.
How about it Miss Delia.
P. B. Davis spent Sunday with home
folks.
Young Feller.
Announces that in a few days its Complete and Up-To-Date
Line of Holiday Goods will arrive and that the Line will sur¬
pass any Line of that kind ever brought to Columbiana.
Keep a close eye on this store and be on hand at the opening
of this Grand Display of Holiday Goods.
ft Gif Sri Store,
Lathssn & Bird, proprietors.
AVhen You Have a Bad Cold
You w)ant a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but, effect a
permanent cure.
You want' a remedy that will re¬
lieve tlie lungs and keep expectora¬
tion ea'sy.
You want a remedy that will
counteract any tendency towards
pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleas¬
ant and safe to take;
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets
all of these requirements and for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad
colds stands without a peer. For
sale by AVilliains Bros.
Blacksmith and General Repair Shop. Horse Shoeing
a Specialty. Special Attention Given to Horses
With Deformed Feet. Try us and
be Convinced
Lecroy & Titiney,
Columbiana, -A.leu
Hon. J. L. Webb, President Home office—Athens, Ga. John A, Dorwin, Sec & Treas
THHU SHELBY COUNTY IDIVISIOlSr OF
The Mutual Life Industrial Association
OF GEORGIA.
PROTECTION AT HOME FOR \A/IDOWS AND ORPHANS.
OFFICERS:
Dr. B. H. Smothers, President,
Wilsonville, Ala.
AV. L. Farley, Cashier Columbi¬
ana Savings Bank, Secretary and
Treasurer, Columbiana, Ala.
: &i wife's
DIRECTORS:
Dr. O. E. Black, Wilsonville.
Dr. J. R. Morgan, Shelby Spring®
Dr. H. B. Lane, Harpersville.
Dr. AV. A. Hays, Helena.
Dr. C. C. Oliver, Calera.
Dr. A. AV. Horton, Weldon
J. F. Averyt, Shelby.
N. AV. Abbott, Calera,
M. AA r . Hornsby, Shelby Springs.
Dr. A. T. Rowe, Columbiana,
Dr. E. P. Chandler, Vincent. 1
Dr. T. H. Payne, Saginaw.
Friend.
Insurance at actual cost. Insurance that suits the masses. Insurance for men and women from sixteen
to sixty. One thousand members constitute a Division. One thousand dollars the limit of Policy. Money
kept at home in your local bank. Paid to the member that dies as soon as satisfactory proof of death iu
received at homo office. One-lourlh of the amount due on the Policy can be paid- within nventy-four hours
and the remainder in thirty days. '
Cost to Join.
Class A—Ages 16 to 30
Class B—Ages 30 to 40
Class C—Ages 40-to SO
Class D—Ages.00 to 55
Class E—Ages 50 to 00
' $4.00
.. 5.00
6.00
.. 7.00
8.00
The above membership fees are paid only one
time. Of these amount one dollar shall be placed in
the hands of Che local Secretary and Treasurer as an
advanced assessment to meet the first death loss in
above Division.
One year from the date of policy and annually
thereafter tlie annual dues are :
Class A—Ages 16 to 3 .$1.00
Class B—Ages 80 to40 . 1 25
Class C—Ages 40 to 50.. 1.50
Class D—Ages 50 to 55. 1.75
Class E—Ages 55 to 60. 2.00
AVhen a member dies each policy holder pays to
the local Secretary and Treasurer within thirty days,
$1.15. If no death, none needed.
Notice is hereby given that, applica¬
tion will be made to the Governor and
Pardoning Board of the State of
Alabama to pardon one Drew Lan-
ingham, who was convicted at the fall
term 1905 of the Circuit Court on, the
charge of assisting or aiding one
been very sick with fever, we are Jim Bowman in attempting to escape
glad to say, is up again. from the county jail of Shelby -county.
The said Drew Laningham being
Amos Davis passed through our convicted and sentenced to the peni-
c-ommnnity Saturday. tentiary for a period of two years.
J G. B. AValker,
Dixie. Attorney.
LOOK!
To the Farmers:
We have just, received for seeding purposes some of
the celebrated TEXAS RUST PROOF OATS. You
know what they are—.the best on. earth.
'YOU are aware that Our Grocery Stock is New.
Come in and talk it over. A\ T e want your country produce,,
will pay highest market price.
Thompson ft Riddle.
N OTICE— B E WARE— M EDITA TE— C OYSIDER !
The wonderful growth, success and popularity of The Mutual Life Industrial Association of
Georgia has caused many imitators to “spring up,” This Association is the originators of this
plan of insurance, and a ten year old child of ordinary intelligence can understand it. We prom¬
ise only what can promptly be complied with. Beware of corporations as well as individuals, who
are reckless and profuse in their promises—a hint to the wise is sufficient. Be on the safe side by
carrying insurance by a plan endorsed, recommended and patronized by the most prominent busi¬
ness nie'ii in the State. SEE that the above PICTURE of the \\ r IDOAV and ORPHAN is on the
application blank Before You Sign It, then you know it is genuine.'
Those I wrote partially on notes wi.ll please remit promptly to me by Post Office order or pay to
W. L, Farley at Bank. |
T. A. LEATHERS, Division Agent, 1
Reliable Men Wanted to Represent.this Popular Company. Apply to
GSO. JVE- "WEBB, State for Alabama,
2430 5th Avenue, or T. A. LEATHERS;
Birmingham, Alabama.
Division Agent, Columbiana, Ala.
Lester Chapel.
Health of community good.
AV. E. Lester made a business trip
up tlie road one day last week.
Amos Poindexter left Thursday for
Birmingham his. future home.
Frank Moore, of Beeswstx, was in
our community one day last week.
Tom Lester and aunt went to
Columbiana one day last week.
Miss Delia Poindexter is visiting
relatives on Fourmile.
Miss Birdie Watson spent one day-
last week with Miss Nora Lester.
Mrs. M. A. Poindexter is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Moore, on Bees¬
wax.
Nellie.
Dargin-
Health of community good.
Rev, J. R. Crow*on filled his regular
appointment here Sunday.
I J. P. Harkins and Mrs. Roy, of near
j Wilsonville, were here last week.
Buck Pilgreen. of Calera, was in
jour community Sunday.
Dock Lyons, of the L. &N. R..R.
was here Sunday.
i A. M. Rielmfdsj of t he Southern,,
I was here one day last week,
j A C. Leonard went to Talladega
Saturday.-
H. fi. Nabors and John Lowe Went
to Montevallo Saturday.
J. E. Mahan passed through Oiir
town Monday,
Will Page and Arthur Millstfe'iid,
f Columbiana, were here Sunday.
TH'walo Bill.
No Poison in Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy.
From Napier, New Zeland, Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board
of New South AA’aies,Australia, had an
analysis made of all the cough medi¬
cines that were sold In that market.
Out of the entile list they found only
one that they declared was entirely
free from all poisons. This exception
was Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy,
made by the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, Des Moins, Iowa, TJ. S. A.
The absence of all narcotics makes this
remedy the safest and best that can
be had; and it is with a feeling of
security that any mother can give it
to her little ones. Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy is especially recom¬
mended by its makers for coughs,
co ds, croup and whooping cough.
This remedy is for sale by Williams
Bros.
TEACHER W ANTED—We
want a teacher to teach in school
district No.
S.helbv, Ala.
31, four miles west of
E. L. Barber,
J. AV. Armstrong,
L. B. BBASiii.it,
Trustees,
r
Herb. AV. Edwards Injured.
Herb. AV. Edwards, of Des Moins,.
Iowa, got a fall on an icy walk last
Winter, spraining his wrist and
Bruising his knees. “The next day”
he says, -‘they were so sore and stiff I
was afraid I would have to stay in
bed, i'ut nibbed them well with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and after a
few applications ill soreness li-.il
disappeared.” For sale by Wi u-
Bros:'
I_.a.nci Bor Sale.
I desire to-sell about 1000 acres
of land. Light sandy land in par¬
cels of from 40 to 323 acres each.
There is as much us 300 acres of
hard and yellow pine tiinber. Will-
sell at a bargain. All lands being
in beat 8 Shelby county, except
138 acres in beat 1, within le¬
nities of court house at Columbi¬
ana. For further inforroaiion-in
regard to land and prices call bn
or write
W. E. Luster,
Columbiana, Ala.
R. F. D. No. 2. box 36.
Notice No. 26154.
Notice For Publication.
Department of tlie Interior, land
office at Montgomery, Ala., .Oct. 3rd,.
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has tiled
notice of his Intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and'
that said proof will be made before.
Clerk of the Circuit Court at Colum¬
biana, Ala., on Nov, 18th, 1905, vizr
James M. Gilbert, Homestead entry
No. 34402, for the e half of ne qr, sw
qr of ne qr, section 19, tp 19,s r 2 w.
He,names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence,
upon • and cultivation'of said lands,
viz. F. P, Sorrel,' W. C. Brasher, G,.
L.Maske, AV. L. Coats, all of Quito.
Ala. 1
ROBERT BARBER,...
Register.
k TRULY IDEAL WIFE
HER HUSBA ND’S BE ST HELPER
’Vigorous Health Is the Great Source of
the Power to Inspire and Encourage
—All Women Should Seek It.
One of the most noted, successful and
“richest men of this century, in a recent
article, hae said, “ Whatever I am and
whatever success j have attained in
“this world I owe all to my wife. From
the day I first knew her she has been
an inspiration, and the greatest help¬
mate of my life.”
To be such a successful wile, to re¬
tain the love and admiration of her
husband, to inspire him to make the
most of himself, should be a woman’s
constant study.
If a woman finds that her energies
are flagging, that she gets easily tired,
dark shadows appear under her eyes,
she has backache, headaches, bearing-
down pains, nervousness, whites, irreg¬
ularities or the blues, she should start
at once to build up her system by a
tonic with specific powers, such as
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com¬
pound.
Following we publish by request a
letter from a young wife:
Hoar Mrs. Pinknam:
“ Ever since my child was bom I have suf¬
fered, as I hope few women ever have, with in¬
flammation, female weakness, bearing-down
pains, backache and wretched headaches. It
affected my stomach so X could not enjoy my
meals, and half my time was spent in bed.
■“ Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
made me a well woman, and I feel so grateful
that I am glad to write and tell you of my
marvelous recovery. It brought me health,
new life and vitality.”—Mrs. Bessie Ainsley,
611 South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash.
What Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will
do for every sick and ailing woman.
If you have symptoms you don’t un¬
derstand write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free And
always helpful.
WOMEN
will find in MozlKy’s Lemon
Elixir, the ideal laxative, a
pleasant and thoroughly re¬
liable remedy, without the
least danger or possible harm
to them in any condition
peculiar to themselves.
Pleasant in taste, mild in
action and thorough in results.
Tested for 35 years.
50c. and fi.oo per bottle at
all Drug Stores.,
MOZLEY’S
LEMON ELIXIR
"One Do*e Convinces.’*
Good Teeth ffit Good Temper
Are characteristic of the
Atkins Saws always.
That is because they are
made of the best steel in the
world — Silver Steel — by
men that know how.
Atkin* Saw*, Corn Knive*, Perfection Floor
Scraper*, etc., are *old by all good hardware
dealer*. Catalogue on request.
E. C. ATKINS CEL CO. Inc.
Largest Saw Manufacturers in the World
Factory and Executive Office*, Indianapolis
Branches —New York, Chicago, Minneapolis
Portland (Oregon), Seattle, San Francisco
Memphis, Atlanta and Toronto (Canada)
Accept no substitute—Insist on the Atkins Brand
SOLD BY GOOD DEALERS EVERYWERE.
25,000 FREE SAMPLES
GILBERT’S
GRAVEL WEED COMPOUND,
The Great Tonic is Guaranteed to
Give Satisfaction.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for more sickness ana suffering than anv other
disease ; therefore, when, through neglect or
other cause, kidney trouble is permitted to
continue, fatal results are sure to follow.
It need to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid-
neys.but now modern science proves that near¬
ly all diseases have their beginning in the dis¬
orders of these most important organs.
Your other organs may heed attention—but
jronr kidneys most, because they do most and
need your attention first.
If you are sick or "feel badly,” begin taking
Giibbrt’s Gkavtcl Wked Compound, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because as
«oon as your kidneys are well they will help all
the other organs to health. A trial will con¬
vince any one. Write us for a sample of this
famous remedy—will be sent free of charge.
THE T. H. GILBERT DRUG CO., Huntsville, Ala.
Regular sizes sold by all druggists at 50 o and
*1.00 per bottle.
1 $1,000
Reliable Information
We will give One Dollar fora Postal l
Card giving the first reliable news of I
a chance to sell a horizontal steam
engine of our styles, within our range
of sizes. We do not want inquiries at
this time for vertical, traction or gas |
engines.
ATLAS!
ENGINES AND BOILERS
have for years been the standard for til steam !
planta. Best of material and workmanship. j
Our hig output enables us to sell on small prof- I
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I Corliss Eagiaus High Spaed Eajft no* W»t»r Tub* Boilers J
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Atlas Bnginos in serrlca 3,900,000 H. P.
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FITSpermanentlycured. No fits ornervous-
ness after first day’suse of Dr. Kline’sGreat
NerveKestorer,?2trialbottleand treatise free
Dr.K. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St.,Phila.,Pa
Iceland -produces most of the world’s
supply of eiderdown.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething,.softens thegu ms, reduces inflamma-
tlon.nllays pain,cures wind colic,25c. a bottle
The number of immigrants from Ger¬
many last year was 27,984.
Jam sure Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.—Mrs. Thomas Rob¬
erts, Maple St., Norwich, N.Y., Feb. 17,1900
Japan’s tea crop will, it is ieared, be
about 6,500,000 pounds short this year,
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Nature's great remedy—Cures
Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. At drug¬
gists, 26c., 60c. and $1.00 per bottle.
Budapest has put an electric wash¬
ing machine on the market.
State or Ohio, Citt or Toledo, I
Lucas Count?. f "
Frank J. Chkxey make oath that he is
senior partner of the Arm of 1'. J. Chexey &
Co., doing business iu the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
iirm will pay the sum. of one hundred dol¬
lars for each and every ease of catarrh
that cannot be cured by the uso of Hall’s
Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney,
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
,. presence, this 6th day of Decem-
■j seal. 1 ber.A. D., 188(f7 A. W. Gleason,
I —,— I Notary Public .
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
actsdireotly on the blood and mucous sur¬
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
iree. F. J. Cheney A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75e.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
The depth of the Pacific ocean has
been estimated at between four and a
half and five miles.
ECZEMA FOR TWO YEARS
Little Girl’s Awful Suffering With Terrible
Skin Humor— Sleepless Nights For
Mother—Speedy Cure by Cutlcura.
‘‘My little girl had been suffering for
two years from eczema, and during that
time 1 could not get a night’s sleep, as her
ailment was very severe. I had tried so
many remedies, deriving no benefits, I had
given up all hope. But as a last resort 1
was persuaded to try (Juticura, and one
box of the Ointment, and two bottles of
the Resolvent, together with the Soap,.ef¬
fected a permanent cure. Mrs. 1. B. Jones,
Addington, Ind. T.”
The earliest known ccok book was
you are clean.”
Dropsyi
Removes all swelling in 8 to 20
days; effects a permanent cure
in 30 co 6c days.’Trial treatment
givcn*frcc„- Nothingcau be faker
Write Dr. H. H. Greon’s Sons, 1 .
Socialists, Box q Atlanta, da.
T AND
JuWrite . Wk _I _____ ■■_
should come here. Hugo Seaberg. Raton, N. Mexico
SCRIP Takes Government Land Quickly:;
I Write. Also progressive men changing, location
C ONEY ISLAND SOUVENIR POST
CARDS. Six beautiful colored scenes for’-to.
Coney Island Postal Card Co.. Coney Island, N.Y*
It is said of Albert Gallatin, of
Sacramento, Cal., who has just died,
that he conceived and first carried out
the modern method of the long-dis¬
tance transmission of electric energy
for power and light by carrying elec¬
tricity to hi£ city, 22 miles, from wa¬
ter power at Folsom. It is claimed
that when he carried this power to
run the street car service of Sacra¬
mento he was the pioneer, and until
he made a success of it the scheme
was looked upon with incredulity.
BALLADE CF DISTINCTION.’
I’ve sung of the yesteryear’s snows,
I’ve dabbled in verse that was sweet,
I’ve written rondels to the rose,
I’ve sung of the man in the street.
With ideas I’m simply replete.
As full as a bell is of dongs,
As full as a nut is.of meat—
But I never wrote popular songs.
‘‘Down, DowryWhere the Old RiverFlow!,*
‘‘The Peaches That Jane Used to Eat,’
“Where the Shade of the Apple Tree
Grows,” _ , „
Or “One Day I Did Chance to Greet,
I’ve never made “Annie” entreat
A villain to fix up her wrongs,
“I Love My Dear Jessie So Neat —
But I never wrote popular songs.
I’ve been to variety shows
And heard a whole audience beat
Their time to that metrical prose
And the whole blessed chorus repeat.
I have harked to the tramp of the feet
Of hundreds of thirty-cent throngs,
I have heard ’em rhyme “state,” “quite
and “cheat”—
But I never wrote popular songs.
L’ENVOI.
O fame, if I’m not on your sheet
Give me a place where a hero belongs;.
Please pardon my righteous conceit—
But I never wrote popular songs.
—Franklin P. Adams, in Puck.
“Hanna’s Maggie,” the woman who
used to make the historic hash with
which the senator was wont to regale
his friends in Washington on Sunday
mornings, is with Mrs. Hanna at the
Hotel Gotham in New York, where
the widow has established herself
permanently. A private kitchen has
been constructed for her private use
and Maggie reigns there as chef. Many
distinguished men have partaken of
the toothsome dish which made her
famous. Senator Hanna’s will provid¬
ed a snug little farm in Ohio for his
cook, but she left that in other hands
when Mrs. Hanna sent for her.
I A MTTH Address of (1) parsons of
IS ill U i Q 8 " " P art Indian blood who are
l not living with any tribe,
(2) of men who were drafted in Kentucky,
(3) of mothers of soldiers who have been
denied pension on account of their re¬
marriage, (-4) of men who served in the Fed¬
eral army* or (5) the nearest kin of such
soldiers or sailors, now deceused.
NATIIAN BICKFORD, Attorney,
Wnnhington, D. (!.
ToBeGivenfor I
Paper Vests.
An Englishman in Paris named
Crabbe has invented a paper waist
coast which is designed as a protec¬
tion against chills.
The garment weighs only an. ounce
and a half, and can be folded so as
to go into an ordinary envelope.
Ten thousand uninhabited islands
lie between Madagascar and the In¬
dian coast.
OLD FASHIONED FARE;
Hot Biscuit*, Griddle Cake*, Pies aud
Puddings.
The food that made the fathers
strong is sometimes unfit for the chil¬
dren under the new conditions that our
changing civilization is constantly
bringing in. One of Mr. Bryan’s neigh¬
bors In the great State of Nebraska
writes:
“I was raised in the SoUtli, where
hot biscuits, griddle cakes, pies and
puddings are eaten at almost every
meal, and by the time I located in Ne¬
braska I found myself a sufferer from
indigestion and Its attendant ills—dis¬
tress and pains after meals, an almost
constant headache, dull, heavy sleepi¬
ness by day and sleeplessness at night,
loss of flesh, impaired memory, etc., etc.
“I was rapidly becoming incapaci¬
tated for business when a valued friend
suggested a change iu my diet, the
abandonment of heavy, rich stuff and
the use of Grape-Nuts food. I fol¬
lowed the good advice and shall always
be thankful that I did so.
“Whatever may be the experience
of others, the beneficial effects of the
change were apparent in my case al¬
most immediately. My stomach, which
had rejected other food for so long, took
to Grape-Nuts most kindly; in a day
or two my headache was gone. I began
to sleep healthfully and before a week
was out the scales showed that my lost
weight was coming back. My tfiemory
was restored with the renewed vigor
that I felt in body and mind. For three
years now Grape-Nuts food has kept
me In prime condition, and I propose it
shall for the rest of my days.
“And, by the way, my 2% year old
baby Is as fond of Grape-Nuts as X am,
always insists on having it. It keeps
her as healthy and hearty as they,make
them.” Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich. There’s a reason.
Read the little book “The Road to
Wellvllie” in pkgs.
Niece—“Will you ever feel your age,
auntie?” Aunt—“No, my dear, not
while the conductors continue to ad¬
dress me as miss.”—Chicago Record-
Herald.
Doctor (to Mrs. Perkins, whose hus¬
band is ill)—“Has he had any lucid
intervals?” Mrs. Perkins (with dignity)
“’E’s ’ad nothing except what you or¬
dered, doctor.”
“Come on! come!” said a gentleman
to a little girl, at whom a dog had
been barking furiously. “Come on! he’s
quiet now.” “Ah, but,” said the little
girl, “the barks are in him still.”
“Gadzooks,” remarked the shade of Jones,
“With all this pomp and fuss,
Who would have thought that being dead
Would prove so strenuous?”
“Whom do your two little hoys re¬
semble, Mrs. Flitter?” “Well, 'the
homely boy looks like his father and
acts like me; and the pretty one looks
like me and acts like his father.”—
Life.
“To what do you attribute your phe¬
nomenal success?” asked the medical
student. “To my ability in mastering
the art of concealing my ignorance,”
answered the old physician.—Chicago
Daily News.
“That new hired man works like a
dog.” “Indeed! Glad to hear it.”
“Yes, he chased a rat out of the barn
and then laid himself down in the sun.
and slept all the afternoon.”—Cleve¬
land Plain Dealer.
The Foreigner—“The Presidency, I
believe, is the highest office within the
gift of the American people, is it not?”
The Native—“No; the highest office is
the weather signal station on Pike’s
Peak.”—Chicago News.'
The Good Trust—“You know you
have run up the price of eggs because
you’ve got the visible supply coi’nered
and there are no fresh eggs to be had.”
The Bad Trust—“Yes; the hens justify
the means.”—Chicago Tribune.
He sent his photo to the maid—
It was a joke divine.
But that is why she threw him o’er— *■
She thought that he had meant it for
A comic valentine.
—J udge.
A little boy, returning from school
the first day after vacation, was
asked if everything was satisfactory,
as his supplies were all new. He re¬
plied, “Everything is all right but the
ruler; that makes bow-legged lines
every time.”
“Your latest production was a poem
worth reading,” said the flattering
friend. “Yes,” answered the ambi¬
tious young literary man. “But after,
seeing the check sent by the publish^
er I have concluded that it wasn’t
worth writing.”—Washington Star. J
Social Life on tlio Farm.
Many boys leave the farms when
sixteen to nineteen years old for clerk¬
ship or places of some sort in the
towns. Even the girls cut loose from
their mother’s apron-strings and go
out to make a living by such work as
they can do. This desire to leave the
farms arises from poor social condi¬
tions. There is not fun and frolic
enough for the young people in the
country. Parents should encourage so¬
cial meetings. Every week the young
people of the neighborhood should
come together and enjoy such games
and amusements as are helpful and
educative. The parents should con¬
tribute to their enjoyment and not go
around grumbling and complaining.
Then a neighborhood reading club that
would subscribe for a dozen papers
and magazines would make the homes
attractive. The boys should he al¬
lowed to raise a colt, calf or pig each
and get the proceeds. Give them a
cotton patch and let them understand
that the money will belong to them.
Then let the girls, as their taste in¬
clines, have charge of one milch cow,
some poultry, or the canning of fruit.
Such a plan makes home attractive,,
gives the children some idea of busi¬
ness, and makes them independent-
progressive Farmer.
What Ailed Mahmoud Khan.
When the Shah was in Paris last
year, he was accompanied by an of¬
ficial named Mahmond Khan, who is
' not with him now. A French journ¬
alist who remembered Mahmond well
put some questions about him, the
other day, to a member of the Shah’s
retinue.
“What has become of Mahmoud
Kahn?” inquired the journalist. “He
is dead, monsieur,” was the answer
“Poor fellow! But surely he • was
young and seemed to enjoy excellent
health.” "It was excellent,” assented
the Persian functionary. “Was he ill
very long?” “No, monsieur. He was
not ill at all. He died quite suddenly.”
“Indeed! How did it happen?” The
Persian functionary explained (with a
slightly embarrassed air): “He was
not sympathetic to the grand vizier.”—
Argonaut.
Keir Hardy, the radical and eccentric
member of the British Parliament, has
abandoned shoes for sandals.
Buying Up America.
Foreign landlordism is reaching out
its tentacles in the direction of Amer¬
ica. A syndicate headed by the earl
of Verulem and the earl of Lanker-
ville owns a vast tract of land in
Wisconsin. Alexander Grant, of Lon¬
don, has 35,000 acres in Kansas. The
English Land Company owns 50,000
acres in Arkansas. Mr. Elfenhauser,
of Halifax, has 600,000 in West Vir¬
ginia. A Scotch concern, Syndicate
No. 1, bought 50,000 acres in Florida.
The Holland Syndicate owns 5,000,000
acres of grazing lands in the west,
and the German Syndicate 2,000,000.
It is said that 20,000,000 acres of good
American land are owned by foreign
landlords (English and Scotch). That
Is an area larger than the state of
South Carolina, and nearly as large
as Maine.
The queen of Greece is devoted to
the sea and she is never happier than
when she is cruising about on her
yacht with her husband. King George.
She bears the distinction of being the
only lady admiral in the world, hav¬
ing received this honor from the late
czar of Russia, who was fondly attach¬
ed to his beautiful cousin. The king
shares with her the love of the sea
and is himself a sailor, and at the
time of his election to the Hellenic
throne was serving as midshipman in
the British navy.
Professor Goldwin Smith, the ven¬
erable Canadian publicist, believes
that as an encouragement to matri¬
mony two votes should be given to
every married man. He is very fond
of children, who is turn lavish their
affection on him. The professor de¬
lights in listening to their old ways
of expressing themselves. Not long
ago while .visiting at the house of a
friend he took a little girl on his
knee and asked about a fine wax doll
with which he had seen her playing.
“Oh, I don’t have anything to do with
dolly any more,” said the child. “We
have a truly meat bahy now, and that
keeps me busy.”
Cures Rheumatism and Catarrh—Medicine
Sent Free.
Send no money—simply write and try
Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. Bo¬
tanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills or de¬
stroys the poison In the blood which causes
the awful aches in back and shoulder
blades, shifting pains, difficulty in moving
fingers, toes or legs, bone pains, swollen
muscles and joints of rheumatism, or the
foul breath, hawking, spitting, droppings in
throat, bad hearing, specks flying be¬
fore the eyes, all played out feeling of ca¬
tarrh. Botanic Blood Balm has cured hun¬
dreds of cases of 30 or 40 years’ standing
after doctors, hot springs and patent medi¬
cines had all failed. Most of these cured
patients had takan Blood Balm as a last re¬
sort. It is especially advised for chronic,
deep-seated cases. Impossible for any one
suffer the agonies or symptoms of rheu¬
matism or catarrh while or after taking
Blood Balm. It makes the blood pure and
rich, thereby giving a healthy blood supply.
Cures are permanent and not a patching up.
Drug stores, $1 per large bottle. Sample of
Blood Balm sent free and prepaid, also spec¬
ial medical advice by describing- your trou¬
ble and writing Blood Balm Oo., Atlanta,
Ga.
President Eliot’s Simple Life.
President Eliot, of Harvard, lives a
life of the greatest possible simplicity.
After seventy years of life, more than
half passed as head of the university,
he declares that one of the most desi¬
rable satisfactions of his life comes
from having had nothing to do with
the attainment of wealth. Erect, light
of foot, and alert as a youth, he eats
well, sleeps well, walks rapidly with
his shoulders thrown bacK and is as
eager to get new facts as when he en¬
tered Harvard as a student fifty-six
years ago. “I am satisfied with the
rewards of my life,” he said simply.
CONGRESSMAN GOULDEN
Finds Quick Relief From Bladder Trouble*
Through Doan’s Kidney Fill*.
Hon. Joseph A. Goulden, Member of
Congress, representing the 18th Dis¬
trict of New York,
also trustee of the
Soldiers’ Home at
Bath, N. Y., writes:
Gentlemen: As
many of my friends
have used Doan’s
Kidney Pills and
have been cured of
kidney and bladder
troubles, I feel it my
duty to recommend
the medicine. From
personal experience I know Doan’s
Kidney Pills will cure inflammation
of the bladder, having experienced re¬
lief the second day of using the medi¬
cine.
(Signed) J. A. GQULDEN.
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
UNCLE SAM—“A Remedy That Has
Such Endorsements Should
Be In Every Home."
W, L. Douglas
$ 3 = & * 3 = SHOES Mm
W. L. Dougins $4.00 Gilt Edge Line
cannot be equalled at any price.
Election Returns That Interest All Parties*
FOR EMERGENCIES AT HOME
And for the Stock on the Farm
NOTHING EQUALS
W.L. DOUGLAS MAKES AND SELLS
MORE MEN'S $3. BO SHOES THAN
ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
CIO nnn REWARD to anyone who can
vj) I UjUUU disprove this statement.
W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes have by their ex¬
cellent style, easy fitting, and superior wearing
qualities, achieved the largest sale of any $3.50
shoe In the world. They are just as good as
those that coat you $5.00 to $7.00 —the only
difference Is the price. If I could take you into
my factory at Brockton, Moss., the largest in
the world under one roof making men’s fine
shoes, and show you the care with which every
pair of Douglas snoes is made, you would realize
why W..L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the best
I shoes produced In the world.
If I could show you the difference between the
•hoes made In my factory and those of other
makes, you would understand why Douglas
$3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold
their* shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of
greater intrinsic value than any other $3.50
shoe on the market to-day.
W. L. Dougina Strong Made Shoom ton
Mon. $2.50, $2.00. Doya' School «
Dress Shoos,$2.50, $2, $1.75,$1.50
CAUTION .—Insist upon having W.L.Doug-
lan shoes. Take no substitute. Non© genuine
without his name and price stamped on bottom.
WANTED. A shoe dealer In every town where
W. L. Douglas Shoes are not sold. Full line ot
samples sent free for inspection upon request.
Fast Color Eyeleh used; they will not wear brassy.
Write for Illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles.
W. I*. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass*
1
The Great Antiseptic
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'TUX LOYX OF OOOKTKY GHJID
COLUMBIANA, ALA,, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16.1905
NO. 21
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Says Secretary Cheatham.
Predicts more Disclosures.
Report Criticized.
THE SECRETARY CRIES SHAME
On You, Mr. Wilson—Conditions on
November 1 the Same as
on October 1.
’ New York.—Richard Cheatham, of
Atlanta, secretary of the Southern Cot¬
ton Association, is quoted by the Her¬
ald as having severely criticised the
report of the cotton crop issued Fri¬
day from Washington, in which the
condition of the crop on Nov. 1 was
stated to be 68.8.
Mr. Cheatham, who is stopping in
this city, said among other things:
"The most absurd piece of spite
work ever attempted was the issuing
of the crop report of Friday by Mr.
Wilson, the secretary of agriculture.
In this report he announced the ‘con¬
dition’ as 68.8. Now there is no sane
man, who ever saw a cotton stalk who
does not know that on November 1,
and November 10, it is not only far
beyond the fruiting or bearing stage,
but in nearly every case is entirely
void of foliage of every kind.
“It has passed far beyond the in¬
creasing stage. Its condition, .so far
as conditions are recognized in re¬
ports, is the same as on October 1,
previously. For Secretary Wilson to
make a report on ‘condition’ of No¬
vember 1 is to assist in the operation
of the bear speculators to hammer
down the price of cotton.
“I may say to Mr. Wilson, ‘shame,
shame, shame on" him,’ and the men
who assisted him in this attempt at
spite work aainst the cotton produc¬
ers of the south. It is a final effort to
‘get even,’ and the attempt will result
in sure discomfiture for the department,
of agriculture before the session of
the next congress is far advanced.
That there will fSe an investigation of
this department by congress and an
uncovering of matters now concealed
by which all previous disclosures will
pale into insignificance, I do not for
an instant doubt.”
The Southern Cotton Association in
its bulletin of the crop, issued on Oc¬
tober 31, estimated the crop for 1906
at 9,444,314 bales, a smaller produc¬
tion than Friday’s estimate of 68.8
would promise.
Methodist Conference.
Birmingham^ Ala.—The Methodists j
of this city are looking forward with i
considerable interest to the 1 thirty- i
sixth annual session of the North Ala-1
bama conference, which will be in ses¬
sion at Athens on November 22-27.
Bishop Cnarles B. Galloway will pre¬
side, and many important questions
will be considered. The conference
will consist of 225 Methodist minis¬
ters and forty delegates, comprising
four laymen from each of the ten dis¬
tricts. The chief matters before the
conference will be a review of tho
work of the year ending, the announce¬
ment of appointments for the next
year by the bishop and the discussion
of missions and financial condition of
the conference colleges and other
property.
10
Another Mutiny Brewing, Sold¬
iers in Sight of Capital
in Revolt.
MUTINEERS HOLDING THEIR OWN
Martial Law Has Been Declared in
Poland and the Dark Cloud is
Hourly Grov/ing Denser.
London.—Conditions in Russia are
steadily progressing from bad to
worse.
Another mutiny is reported broken
out among the troops stationed at
Louis Sees West Point.
New York.—Prince Louis of Batten-
berg, accompanied by officers of his
squadron and, of Rear Admiral Evans’
fleet, visited the military academy at Krasnoye Selo, eighteen miles from
West Point Saturday. The Britishers St. Petersburg, which may prove even
saw the academy at its best. The more serious than that at Cronstadt,
beautiful spot was never more beau- where the rioters were mostly sailors,
tiful, the cadet troops never drilled who were not well provided with arms
better and the prince was especially as are the soldiers in this great camp,
interested in the hotly contested foot- The mutineers at Cronstadt, how-
ball game between the cadets and Car¬
lisle Indians.
ever, were still holding out at last re¬
ports and demanding that they be ex-
| empt from the rule which provides
i for the shooting of one man in every
five found guilty of disobeying orders
Horrible Crime.
Montgomery, Ala.—The crime for
which Bob and John Andrew's are on legarding the authority of their supe-
trial .at Camden is one of the most re- riors.
volting and terrible ever known in At the admiralty offices in St. Pe
the chronicles of Alabama or in any tersburg it is admitted that the revolt
other southern state for that matter, had been brewing for a long time and
They are charged with the lulling of that the sailors at Cronstadt are not
their old father, James Andrews, and the only ones in the service dissatis-
his young wife at Schuester, a small fied with their present condition. It :s
station in the country, and it seems also admitted by high authorities that
that it was premeditated to some de- socialism has made great progress in
gree at any rate. Two little children the army, and one evidence of this
are witnesses, having, it is alleged, I comes in a dispatch from Japan, tell-
Carnegie Believes in Municipal Owner¬
ship.
New York.—Andrew Carnegie upon
disembarking from the steamer Baltic,
on which he arrived, talked on Ameri¬
can politics. He spent the summer at
his castle in Scotland. Of the New
York election Mr. Carnegie said: “1
do not think that any attempt to de¬
fraud the people out of a fair count
could be continudusly successful, or
that it would ever endanger this re¬
public, for the voice of the people will
make itself heard. I don’t believe in
the socialist idea of municipal owner¬
ship, but municipal ownership is a
certainty as sure as I am alive. Scot¬
land and England are ahead of us in
ownership of public property.”
To Obtain Cheap Wheat.
New York.—Japan is credited by
Commercial Intelligence with the in¬
tention of establishing a steamship
line to South America, her object be¬
ing to get cheap wheat from Argentina.
Rice, even in the army, is giving way
a good deal to bread made from wheat
or from a mixture of wheat and rice
or other cereals. The Japanese gov¬
ernment recently instructed its repre¬
sentative in Brazil to collect and re¬
port information concerning present
trade relations and possibilities be¬
tween Brazil and Japan with a view
to their further development.
The President May Send Spec¬
ial Commission to the
Orient
IMPORTANT TO THE SOUTH.
Especially Is This the Case With the
Cotton Crop of the South¬
ern States.
seen the whole thing.
Will Stand for Eight-Hour Day.
Philadelphia, Pa.—A special from
Shamokin, Pa., to the Telegraph says:
An incomplete canvass of the Lacka¬
wanna, Schuylkill and Lehigh coal dis¬
tricts shows the miners through their
delegates to the "United Mine Workers
to be held here beginning December
14 will refuse to be bound after April
1 next by a renewal of the award of
the anthracite coal strike committee
appointed by President Roosevelt un¬
less the operators in addition agree to
the union becoming a signatory party.
The convention will take a stand for
an eight-hour work day, uniform pay
for classes of employment not rated
as miners and specific terms of em¬
ployment, but this will be held subject
to a joint discussion and will not be
obtruded in advance of the request for
a conference.
Was Not Fooling.
St. Louis, Mo.;—Recent events have
proved conclusively that the governor
of the state was not emptily boasting
when he said that if the New York
Life Insurance Company did not re¬
fund the money illegally taken from
the policyholders he would revoke
their license in the state of Missouri.
The company did not do so, and con¬
sequently the governor authorized the
superintendent of the insurance 'de¬
partment of the state to formally re¬
voke their license.
The governor said that the revoca¬
tion of the license would not affect the
policyholders, as the state would see
that they received their full interest.
Nearly Gut His Haad Off.
Huntsville, Ala.—Curry Fackler, a
negro bartender, had his head almost
severed from his body Saturday night
by a razor in the hands of Mary Da¬
vis. The woman was jealous of Fack¬
ler, and went with her razor to her
lover’s place of business, where she
employed her weapon with deadly ef¬
fect. Fackler’s wound is pronounced
fatal.
Double-Header Collision.
Fort Worth, Tex.—A special to the
Record, from Aledo, Tex., says: East-
bound Texas and Pacific passenger
train No. 6, known as the Cannon Ball,
was wrecked about two miles west or
Iona Switch, killing one man and in¬
juring eight others.
Henry B. Gray Announces.
Birmingham, Ala.—Henry B. Gray,
an alderman from the Eighth ward,
the president of the People’s Savings
Bank and Trust Company and one of
the most popular and influential men
in the Birmingham district, formally
announced Saturday (hat he would be
a candidate for lieutenant-governor.
In his letter of announcement Mr.
Gray comes out clearly and emphat¬
ically in favor of railway rate reform,
the development of a first-class system
of public schools, liberal pensions for
Confederate veterans, better roads,
state control of convicts, immigration
vyhen carefully safeguarded and the
adoption of a municipal code for the
state.
$100,000 in Gems Stolen.
New York.—Confession to the rob¬
bery of $100,000 worth of gems from
fashionable New York homes in the
last two years by Harold Prescott, a
painter. His profit on pawning the
jewelry, Prescott said, was but little
over $5,000.
Big Fire in Richmond.
Richmond Va.—The three-story of¬
fice and warehouse building of the
Virginia Packing Company, near this
city, was totally destroyed by fire.
Loss, $250,000; insurance, $156,000.
The flames, started in the slaughtering-
department of the plant, presumably
from spontaneous combustion. W. H.
Forbes is president of the company.
Dan Patch Lowers Record.
Memphis, Tenn.—Dan Patch, the
pacing champion, in an exhibition mile
on the track of the Memphis Trotting
Association lowered the world’s pac¬
ing record without a wind shield by
one and one-quarter seconds, covering
the mile in 1:58 flat. The former rec¬
ord of 1:59 1-4 was held by Star
Pointer, made several years ago at the
Readville track.
Fire Companies Did Heroic Work. ,
Brewton. Ala.—By the heroic and
ing of a remarkable socialistic demon¬
stration among the Russian, military
prisoners there awaiting transporta¬
tion to their homes.
Parade Greets Revolt.
The news of the revolt in Russia w T as
greeted by them with wild acclama¬
tion, and a parade was at once organ¬
ized and speeches made commending
the stand taken by the people against
the autocracy. The sentiments among
these soldiers are said to be typical of
the feeling throughout the army, with
the possible exception of the Cossacks,
who can be depended on to obey the
w'ishes of the Czar except when there
is loot in sight, as in the recent anti-
Jewisli outbreak in dessa.
As predicted in these dispatches, the
revolutionists in Poland have assumed
such a threatening attitude that mar¬
tial law has been declared throughout
the province, the government having
been informed that a revolution on a
large scale, like that of 1864, was pre¬
paring.
Kaiser Welhelm is believed to have
considerable influence in bringing
about this action on the part of the
Russian government, as he has been
considerably worried over the pros¬
pect of the threatened insurrection
spreading into German and possibly
Austrian Poland.
Details of Massacres.
Details of these massacres are still
coming in very slowly. In fact, it can
hardly be said that we have yet re¬
ceived any connected or definite report
of the massacres in any of these cities,
the press dispatches consisting merely
of vague generalities.
Farmers to Go to Mexico.
New York.—An official of a western
railway interested in passenger busi¬
ness to Mexico states that many of
the farmers of Colorado, Illinois, Texas
and Oklahoma desire to secure favor¬
able locations south of the Rio Grande,
where they can buy good land for $5
to $6 per acre, it being their purpose
to sell the small but high priced farms
now owned by them in the United
States, some of which will bring from
$150 to $200 per acre,and acquire much
larger holdings in Mexico.
Another Gold District.
El Plomo, Mex.—For two years an
Indian, at regular intervals, brought
gold into the El Plomo mining camp,
in the Mexican state of Sonora, the
amount going as high on one occasion
as $2,000. Until recently all efforts to
learn where it was mined have failed.
Finally a prospector succeeded in fol¬
lowing the Indian to the source of his
rapidly accumulating wealth, and now
another rich gold district has been
added to the already long list.
Fell Dead.
Birmingham, Ala.—There is some¬
thing of the mysterious in the death
of a man believed to be B. E. Gartreil,
of Dodge, Walker county, Ga. / He fell
to the sidewalk at the corner of Morris
avenue and Twentieth street shortly
before 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon
and died a few minutes later. The
coroner will make a post mortem ex¬
amination to determine the cause of
death.
Circus to Winter in Birmingham.
Birmingham, Ala.—It has been offi¬
cially announced by F. T. Rose, local
splendid work of the two volunteer j contracting agent, that the Sells &
fire companies of Brewton the disas- j Downs shows will winter Tn Birming-
trous blaze, which seriously damaged tarn. The old fair grounds, known as
the main building, a two-story struct- j Smith’s Park, have been rented for
ure, and practically destroyed the ! the winter, and the shows will go into
stock of goods of the Luttrell Hard- j winter quarters November 23. The
ware Company Thursday night, tho performers and employes of the shows,
Hearst Talks.
New York.—William R. Hearst says:
“The law committee has discovered
some very amazing things* land the
deeper we go into this thing the uglier
it looks. We have evidence against
twelve district leaders, and I am con¬
fident that we shall land two or three
of them in prison. I am just as much
interested in the criminal prosecution
of this case as I am in the recount.
In this case it makes no difference
whether I am declared elected or not
in comparison with the greater duty
of sending criminals to Jail.”
W. R. Hearst has announced an ad.
ditional reward of $10,000 for evidence
for the arrest, conviction and imprison¬
ment of the first Tammany district
leader to be convicted of frauds
against the ballot in Tuesday’s elec¬
tion. This is an addition to the other
rewards, aggregating $17,000, fot proof
of crimes against the ballot and reg¬
istration laws in the election. This
makes the total of rewards he has of¬
fered $27,000.
Washington, D. C.—President Roose¬
velt is considering the advisability of Hotel,
sending a commission to China to as¬
certain exactly what the commercial
status of the United States is in that
counry. Several reports have been re¬
ceived on this subject lately, but they
have been so conflicting as to becloud
rather than to clarify' the situation.
Perhaps the most important of these
wa^ the report made nearly three
weeks ago by O. P. Austin, chief of
the bureau of statistics of the depart¬
ment of commerce and labor, to Secre¬
tary Metcalf. Mr. Austin went to
China more than six months ago for
the single purpose of learning the
condition and prospects of American
commerce there, and especially to con¬
sider what effect the boycott was
I likely to have. His report has been
made, but what it is cannot be learned,
nor can any information be got as to
j when it is likely to be given to the
public.
This circumstance, together with tho
fact that Mr. Austin will not even in¬
timate what the nature of it is, has
given rise to the belief that his re¬
port has revealed rather a more seri¬
ous situation than one would infer
from the statements that have been
made public. The recent murder of
five American missionaries, while not
attributed directly to the boycott, is
believed to have been due to the gen¬
eral spirit of animosity which is felt
by the people of that country for those
of the United States, a spite which
manifests itself in murder when there
is any kind of provocation, and whicli
is apt to make itself more steadily felt
in a commercial way unless something
should be done to remove the griev¬
ance which the Chinese imagine they
have.
The duty of preserving American
opportunity in China is regarded as of
the utmost importance, especially at
this time, when it seems as if the com¬
petition of the nations in that empire
is to be more spirited than ever be¬
fore. The south feels perhaps a more
lovely interest in this matter than any
other section, for the reason that it
looks to China for a market for its in¬
creasing crops of cotton.
Line to Wetumpka.
Montgomery, Ala.—President R. D.
Apperson, of the Montgomery Traction
Company, has reached Montgomery
from his home in Lynchburg, Va., to
look over the properties of his com¬
pany here. Mr. Apperson will remain
. in Montgomery several days, and dur¬
ing that time will look over the plans
and talk with the projectors of the
proposed lice of the Traction Com¬
pany from Montgomery to Wetumpka.
When asked as to the building of the
proposed road to Elmore county’s capi¬
tal Mr. Apperson said: “Nothing def¬
inite has been decided on this matter
as yet. We have the matter under
consideration, and during my stay here
I will look into the plans of the road
more closely. I may have something
to give out before I leave.” Mr. Ap¬
person is stopping at the Imperial
DIES m FIST FIGHT
Midshipman Branch, of the U. S.
Naval Academy, Killed.
BONAPARTE TO HOLD INQUIRY
Selma Fair a Great Success.
Selma, Ala.—The first fair for Cen¬
tral Alabama in over a quarter of a
century came to a close Saturday |
night with a brilliant exhibition at 1
the horse show. The fair has been a
distinct success in every way. There
was an effort made to continue the ex¬
hibition until Wednesday of this week,
but the directors decided that the peo¬
ple had had enough, and with the
stroke of 12 Saturday night the first
fair of the Central Alabama Fair As¬
sociation came to a close.
The stock show of the fair has been
the most talked-of feature of the exhi¬
bition. There were more fine cattle
displayed, more hogs, more sheep and
goats goats than has before been ex¬
hibited in Alabama, according to many
visitors. The woman’s department
was also a great success, Mrs. Craig,
the superintendent, assisted by Mrs.
J. H. Reid, of Birmingham, receiving
much praise for their successful ef¬
forts. The racing feature was fair,
and the horse show was in every way
satisfactory. Next year Selma will
have a fair second to none in the
south, and preparations looking to that
end will be begun at once.
Branch, as Officer of the Day, Had
Caused Cadet Meriwether to Be Re¬
duced in Rank and Was Catted a Cow¬
ard and'a Sneak—This Was Sufficient
to Bring on a Right.
V aslilngton. D. C.—A prompt and
rigid investigation of the death at An¬
napolis of Midshipman James R.
Branch, of New York City, wil! be
made, according to iin announcement
by Secretary Bonaparte. Two of the
middies who participated in the fight
between Branch and Midshipman Mi¬
nor Meriwether, Jr., the other night,
have been reduced in rank from the
grade of lieutenants in the cadet corps’
to privates. These officers are Midship¬
men Leigh Noyes, vpf Vermont, and.
Aubrey W. Fitch, of Michigan. Fitch;
was tile referee and Noyes the time- 1
keeper. The punishment of the twoj
officers by the academic board at An¬
napolis was reported to the Navy De¬
partment by Rear-Admiral Sands, su¬
perintendent of the Academy.
A court of inquiry will be ordered
promptly to investigate the death of
Midshipman Branch. The regulations
provide for an investigation of the'
death of an officer when inquiry ap¬
pears in any way to be necessary, and'
there will be no delay in punishing
Verdict of Not Guilty.
Cordova, Ala.—In the court of Jkdge
Thomas Sowell here John Davidson,
city marshal of Cordova, and Dr. and
Mrs. Morton has been discharged upon
the count of abduction on which they
were arrested several days ago. This
action terminates for the present a
case which has attracted no little in¬
terest in "Walker county.
Fever at Havana.
Mobile, Ala.—Dr. Henry Goldthwaite,
executive officer of tho quarantine
board of Mobile Bay has received a
cablegram from Dr. Del Gado, of the
United States marine hospital service,
announcing the existence of yellow fe¬
ver in Havana. The quarantine board
of Mobile Bay immediately quaran¬
tined against the entire island of
Cuba pending further investigation.
This action, however, will not restrict
travel to and from the island in the
case of passengers from the north.
They will he allowed to transfer from
the incoming steamers direct to trains
under inspection, and surveillance,
while passengers to Mobile will be
held at the quarantine station in the
lower bay until out five days from the
Cuban ports. The vessels will be fumi¬
gated.
Put on the Lid.
Montgomery, Ala.—Pursuant to in¬
structions from Mayor Teague the
chief of police gave special orders to
members of the police force to arrest
Sunday violators. There was unusual
vigilance exerted, according to Chief
Gerald, to apprehend those persons
selling whisky on Sunday, and the po¬
lice closely watched all dealers in
fresh meats, fish and and oysters and
Some days since Viola HooC the 14- j merchandise so as to enforce the law
Desperado Surrenders.
Pineville, Kv.—Shelby Ball, indicted
for the murder of Lewis Collins here
last May and the alleged leader of a
gang of ruffians who have been terror¬
izing Middlesboro, Ky., and Cumber¬
land Gap, Tenn., ! for the past two
weeks, was surrendered to Judge M.
•T. Moss, of the circuit court, by his
brother, Houston Bali, of Midlesboro.
Shelby Ball is a brother of Frank.
fire was confined to the one building,
The stock of millinery of Mrs. P. B.
McLellan, next door, was water dam¬
aged.
200 or 300 in number, will receive
their pay when the shows arrive, and
it is probable that a large amount of
this money will be spent in Birming¬
ham.
Rural Delivery. . ... _
1 Hot on the Trail.
Anniston, Ala.—J. A. Knight, special New York.—Ten indictments for vio
agent of rural free delivery service of lation of the election laws and two for
the United States postoffice depart- assaults committed at the polls at the
ment, i s in this city and will at once election last Tuesday have been drawn
begin work looking to the establish- tip by the grand jury. It is said that
ment of a full county service for Cal- Attorney-General Mayer and State Su-
houn. The expression, full county ser- perintendent of Elections Morgan have
vice, means an extension of the rural instituted a searching investigation ot
free delivery facilities to every nook the alleged election frauds, which will
and corner in Calhoun county ap- be continued until after the legislature
proachable by public road. meets.
To Probe Massacre.
Washington, D. C.—Lieutenant-Gen¬
eral Lay, at Canton, cabled the state
department that he was just starting
up the West rit'er for Lienchow, the
scene of the recent killing of the five
American Presbyterian missionaries.
Mr. Lay’s party numbers eight. Includ¬
ing the viceroy, two American naval
officers and some of th eemployes of
the consulate. They will thoroughly
Investigate the tragedy.
Miller Drug Company.
Anniston, Ala.—The Miller ’Irug
Company has undergone a change in
name and has been increased in c&pi- 1
tal and enlarged in scope. Hereafter
it will be the Elam-Ordway Houser
Drug Corporation. The new company
will be capitalized at $50,000, and will
do both a wholesale and retail busi¬
ness, and will in addition manufacture
a line of proprietary preparations.
Fight for Right of Way.
Vancouver, B. C.—Five hundred men
in the employ of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad and Vancouver, Vicioria and
Eastern Railway have been fighting
for supremacy and right of way over
a dfsputed section of land. Picks and
shovels were used as weapons, and
there were several pistol shots, but
provincial police disarmed the combat¬
ants before any one was killed. Nine i
arrests have been made.
Oyama to Write History of War.
Tokio.—The mikado has directed
Field Marshal Oyama, the genius who
directed the military movements of
the Japanese army during the recent
war with Russia, to write an official
history of the war, which is to be
placed in the archives of the state. As
soon as the history is completed one
copy will be presented to England,
Japan’s ally, while another will be pre¬
sented to the United States govern¬
ment in recognition of the part played
by President Roosevelt in bringing
about peace.
year-old daughter of ohn W. Hood, one
of the largest property owners and
capitalists in the county, mysteriously
disappeared from home. Investigation
showed that she had gone to Colum¬
bus, Miss., and it was subsequently
charged that she had stopped there
with a relative of Dr. Morton’s. It
was also alleged that she had been
put on the train on which she left here
by. Marshal Davidson. The hearing of
the case consumed four days, and the
evidence at times bordered cn the sen¬
sational.
regarding tlhe sale of those articles.
All of those dealers were duly notified
that the law against the sale of fresh
meats, fish and oysters and merchan¬
dise would be enforced against them
Sunday.
Burned to Death.
Fort Payne, Ala.—The little 3-year-
cld son of Sam Moody, of Sylvania,
was burned to death last Thursday.
The mother left the room to attend to
some household duties, and when she
returned she found the child in flames.
She was badly burned herself in try¬
ing to save the child." The child was
burned so badly that it died in a few
hours.
Conscience Hurt Him.
Birmingham, Ala.—The good work
of conscience is the cause of the ar¬
rest of Joe Ewing, a white man, who
is now in the city jail. While Officer
Smoot was patroling his heat recently
he was approached by a white man,
who told him that he had committed
an offense in Nashville, Tenn., and
that he was fully repentant and want¬
ed to be returned to receive his just
punishment. He told the officer that
he had stolen some money. Smoot
was a little afraid of the confession of
the man, thinking he wanted a free
ride to Nasnville, hut took him down
to the city prison and docketed the
charge of suspicious character against
him. The man gave the name of Joe
Ewing, and he told the officers the
names of the parties to communicate
with-in Nashville to verify the truth¬
fulness of his statement.
Delegates Will Attend Meeting.
Birmingham, Ala.—About seventy-
five delegates to the twentieth annual
meeting of the Alabama Christian Mis¬
sion Association left Birmingham Mon¬
day at noon in a special car over the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad to
attend the convention to be held
Athens.
in
Schools Closed in Russia.
St. Petersburg.—The universities
and the high schools throughout Rus-
bia have been closed indefinitely by
order of the minister of education.
Will Demand Increase?
Pittsburg, Pa,—When the miners of
the bituminous field meet the opera¬
tors in January to arrange the wage
scale for the coming year a demand
will be made for 12 per cent increase.
Pensacola, Fla.—Yellow fever is
practically at an end in Pensacola.
Friday’s report shows no new cases
and no deaths, while there are only
two cases under treatment.
Heavy River Freights.
Gadsden, Aia.—The recent heavy
rains have caused the river to rise
and a good boating tide is now on.
The local boats have all the freight
they can handle, and cotton receipts
are the heaviest known in years by
water.
whoever is .found culpable. There is
some question as to whether the civil
authorities can take a -hand in tfie
matter.
Lhe Navy Department lias received
no detailed report of the unfortunate
affair, and probably will not until the
findings of the court of inquiry are
submitted. From information which
lias come to the Department in an un¬
official way. however, it appears that
there were several cadet officers in¬
volved in the affair who may suffer
severely. Among these are the cadet
commanders of the companies of
Branch and Meriwether. The two
men slipped away from supper for¬
mation, and the company, commanders
could, hardly have failed to notice
them go. It Is likely that botlLmen
were simply allowed to leave their
companies for the purpose of partici¬
pating in the light.
The long standing feeling of enmity
between the two young officers was
"well known in the academy, as well
as the fact that arrangements had
been made for a fight. Last week
Branch, as cadet officer of the day,
made an inspection of Meriwether’s
room. He found a suit of civilian’s
clothes in tile linen bag, and at once
reported Meriwether. The keeping of
civilian clothing is strictly prohibited
and Meriwether was charged with fifty
demerits. Meriwether thought Branch
went outside of liis line of duty and
he told Branch that he was a coward
and a sneak.
Either of the names would have been
sufficient to bring on a fight, according
l to tlie code of the middles. A referee,
! Fitch, a timekeeper, Noyes, and two
j seconds were chosen. They cleared
a living room in the cadet quarters and
started the fight. It lasted for two
rounds. It was said here that the end
of the fight came, not because Branch
became exhausted, but because of a
report that one of the academy officers
■was coming to the room. The bout
was immediately stopped and each
middy went to his own room. Branch’s
roommate gave him a rub‘down and
helped him to bed.’ He went to sleep
quickly and was still asleep when his
roommate arose the next morning. It ,
was not until the roommate tried to
awaken him that it was discovered that
Branch was seriously injured. He was
sent to (be hospital, where he died
after an operation had been performed
for the removal of a bloodciot on his
brain.
Resort to the gloves is frequent at
both the Annapolis and West Point
academies, that being regarded as the
only way to settle differences between
two young officers. There is a regu¬
larly established code, years old, that
governs all such contests.
Funeral of Midshipman Branch.
Annapolis, Md.—The funeral of Mid¬
shipman James R. Branch, who died
afler receiving injuries in a fist fight
with Midshipman Minor Meriwether,
Jr., took place in the afternoon from
the old Naval Academy, armory. The
interment was in the Naval Cemetery.
The full brigade of midshipmen attend¬
ed. Admiral Sands will begin an in¬
vestigation of ,thd affair at once.
Big Judgment in Gadsden Court.
Gadsden, Ala.—In the circuit court
in the case of Mrs. Emma Green vs.
the First National Bank the jury gave
a verdict for $1,892 in favor of the
PAYS FOR SON’S CRIMES.
Father Gives Up Property to Recoup
Victims of Forgeries.
Des Moines, Iowa—Rather than see
c hers suffer loss through the misdeeds
of his son, Sylvester Dye, of Council
Bluffs, turned over sufficient property
to secure $53,000, the amount due the
fctate Bank of Tabor as the result of
plaintiff. Mrs. Green sued the bank to the forgeries and misappropriations
recover some stock she claimed to of bis son, G. H. “Dye, while the latter
hold* as trustee of her children. The W 5 S vice-president of the State Bank.
suit was warmly contested.
Fearless Woman Fires on Intruder.
Dothan, Ala.—Some person un
known tried to effect an entrance into
the residence of R. L. Hatfield and
was shot at by Mrs. Hatfield, whose
husband was not at home at the time.
The residence is in a thickly popu¬
lated part of the town, and the nervy-
miscreant made his attempt to enter it
at an early hour of the night.
Supreme Court Convened Monday.
Montgomery, Ala.—The November
term of the supreme court opened for
business Monday. Several briefs ar.d
records have been filed, and it looks
as if there would be a good sized
docket to take the attention of the
justices right from the jump.
The. Shah ol Fersia nas piacea an¬
other order for six high-class automo¬
biles in Paris. The value of this order
is said to be $28,800.
The Better Choice.
We would hate to be an old main
and have nothing to love but a cat,
but we would hate a whole lot worse
to be a married woman and have to
coax money from a man that chewed
tobacco.
Dye used the money thus wrong¬
fully obtained in Board of Trade
speculations. The father says that
lie will pay his sou's debts if it takes
his last dollar, but will not shield him
from criminal prosecution.
China’s Emperor Imprisoned.
China's Dowager Empress locked up
the Emperor because he did not ex¬
plain satisfactory to her the recent
bomb-throwing in Pekin.
ROBBERS DYNAMITE ENGINE.
Explosive Placed at a Bridge Wrecks
Locomotive and Several Cars.
Salinas, Cal.—A Southern Pacific
passenger engine was demolished by
an explosion caused by robbers who
attempted to wreck the “rain.
A stick of dynamite had been placed
where the engine would strike it while
crossing a bridge. Several cars were
damaged, but no one was Injured., The
robbers did not appear after the -ex¬
plosion.
W &t2U7
THE- '.-PEOPLE’S- :-ADY OCATE.
Published-:- Every - Yhurstlay
J. P. NORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
■One copy one year, f i t t $1.00
One copy six months, t t t t .50
One copy three months, i i t 25
Entr-ed at the postoffice at Columbi¬
ana. Aia., as second-class mail matter
Columbiana, Nov. 16 1905.
Telephone No 20.
Pay your poll tax.
You should be a member
Farmers Union.
of the
Our merchants are all doing a
igood business this fall.
The Farmers Union- in Shelby
•county is growing day by day.
The farmers are the backbone of
this country, and when they fail
to prosper Avery other business is
likewise.
Farmers, stick to your promise
about holding cotton. Things is
coming your way if you will only
stand together.
To Reorganize in AH States.
The various branches of
Southern Cotton
districts, counties, divisions and
states will soon be reorganized
and new officers will be chosen to
serve for the ensuing year.
Items from Weldon.
the! O. S. Uybrand, of Woodward, spent
: Saturday and Sunday in our eom-
Associat.ion in munity with relatives and friends.
Prof. W. L. Spearman and wife, of
Sylacauga, visited relatives and
friends here last week.
Mex L. Sharbutt paid Sterrett,
Fourmile and Wilsonville each a
President Har-ie Jordan, of ,$he , bgsiness trip last week.
Southern Cotton Association, J. T. Crenshaw and wife, of beat. S,
spent Saturday and Sunday in the
makes the following announcement city with D. W. Sharbutt’s family.
incident Ho this reorganization,
which will be read with interest by !
cotton growers all over the south :
“The annual reorganization and
WAIT! WAIT! WAIT
Read what Harvie Jordan, Pres¬
ident of the Southern Cotton Asso
-ciation, has to say about reorgan¬
izing. in this issue.
It is important that you pay
your poll tax. By doing so you
will help to educate your children
anfd also be a qualified voter.
Your poll tax is due and now is
the time to pay them. Don’t put
it off, but pay the Tax Collector
when he comes to your precinct.
The editor of the Sentinel has
joined the Big Six, and it is now
the “Big Seven,” and the Sentinel
editor is in about as bad fix as the
“Big Six.” If they were hunting
for the truth they would be all right
hut the truth is the last thing thfe
•“Big Seven” are hunting for, and
having handled it so seldom they
would pass it in the road and not
recognize it. The Sentinel admits
that the “Big Six” were on the
grand jury for a purpose, but he
mistakes the purpose; they were
there to serve a partisan “clique”
that has from time immemorial
been influenced by blind and un
reasoning prejudice, inflamed by
being put out of office by the hon¬
est yeomanry of Shelby county.
If the Sentinel editor thinks that
lie and the “Big Six” can influence
the voters of Shelby county they
are woefully mistaken.
Hold Your Cotton.
reelection of all the officers of the
Southern Cotton Association in ail
of the cotton growing comities and
parishes is near at hand. The
election of officers and delegates
from all the civil subdivisions,
townships, militia districts and
school precincts, as they are
differently termed in- the several
states, will take place on the first
Saturday in December. Farmers,
merchants and bankers are ur¬
gently requested to meet on that
day at their local meeting , points
in the various sections of the
county and choose from one to five
delegates to represent them in their
county organization. The county
or parish meeting will be held at
the count}' site on December 9,
or the following Saturday. These
delegates will then perfect their
county organization by the elec¬
tion of officers and the selection of
from one to three delegates to
represent their county or parish
at the different state meetings.
The state meetings will be held at
the different state Capitols on
January 3, and the delegates so
chosen by the county organization
on Decamber 9 will elect their
state officers for 1906, and also the
members of the executive com
mittee of the Southern Cotton
Association on the same basis of
representation as for 1905. The
executive committee on th e
national organization so chosen
will meet at Hot Springs, Ark., on
the third Tuesday in January,1906.
Prompt Attention Urged.
“Farmers throughought the cot¬
ton belt are urged to promptly at¬
tend this call on the first Saturday
in December and get the machinery
of the local organization in motion.
Follow tlie different meetings
up and let the Association get on
a sound, systematic and suhstan
tial basis. Members of the Farm
ers Union and other organizations
are cordially and earnestly invited
to join the Association that every
farmer in the south may co operate
shoulder to shoulder for one pur-
‘pose of handling the great staple
crop of the south at profitable pri
ces to the producers. The press is
is earnestly requested to publish
this call. Very truly,
Harvie Jordan,
Pres. Southern Cotton Association.
Jim Carter and Miss Ida Blaekerby
of Fourmile attended divine worship
at Union Sunday.
Miss May Baldwin, of Shelby,
visited relatives and friends in our
community last week much to the
delight of a-certain young man.
J. W. Roper and wife, of Fourmile,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
J. S. Walton and family.
Among the many preachers we met
at Campbratich last week was J. W.
Gibson, of Thorsby.
Rev. C. IV. O’Hara, of Columbiana,
filled his regular appointment at New
Prospect Saturday and Sunday.
H. M. Bentley had the misforsune
to get his residence and all of its con¬
tents burned Saturday afternoon,
Clauda Owen and Bee Motes, of
Talladega county, were at Union la§t
week. We are always glad to see Mr.
Owen as he. use to live here and was
oiir chum and right hand man.
Will Bybrand, of Creswell, spent
Saturday and Sunday here with
relatives and friends.
Quite a crowd from all parts of the
state attended the Annual Conference
at Union last week.
John B. Spearman, of Fourmile at¬
tended preaching at Union Sunday.
Come again John.
I saw John H. A. cutting a shine
Saturday night. That’s all right John,
l would if I could.
Rev. A. J. Johnson, ex-pastsr of
Shelby Circuit, is visiting in our
community.
Rev. Finney Messer and wife, of
Bee county, were up last week to
attend the conference.
Well, I will close for this time as I
am sick with a cold. Don’t know
much as I didn’t get to go to church
Sunday. I’ll leave off my report of
the conference to Mr. Ira Chappion
a correspondent of the Montgomery
Journal.
Wild Bill.
Son Bost Mother.
“Consumption runs in our family,
and through it I lost my mother,”
writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me.
“For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
1 have taken Dr. King’s New Dis¬
covery for Consumption, which has
saved me from serious lung trouble.”
His mother’s death was a sad loss for
Mr. Reid, but he learned that lung
trouble must not be neglected and
how to cure it. Quickest, relief for
coughs and colds. Price50cand $1.00;
guaranteed at the City Drug Store.
Has been Placed in tlie Hands of ik AMERICAN SALVAGE COMPANY,
to be sold in Ten Days' time, beginning Wednesday, NOVEMBER 22nd, at 9 O’clock,
and last Ten Days only.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO COME A HUNDRED MILES
To attend this Sale, for you will be able to dress up your whole family for what it usually costs to
dress up one So wait and meet your friends—Thousands will be there from far and wide to reap
the fruits of the GREATEST SACRIFICING SALK O f "THE AGE.
Mark the Date and Mark it Weil, LE ^
Beginning November 22nd, at Nine A. M.
NOTHING KEEP
rou AWAY.
Watch for the big CIRCULAR.
Tax Aspssor’s Roond.
1 will attend the following places
at the times named below for the
purpose of Assessing tlie State and
County Taxes for the year 1906: ,
SECOND ROUND.
Bold Springs. Beat 13, Tbur. Nov. 16.
K. Springs, Beat 8, Friday, Nov. 17.
Days X Roads, Beat 11, Sat. Nov. iS.
Dunnavant, Beat 18, Monday,Nov. 20.
Vandiver, Beat 14, Tuesday, Nov. 21.
Srerrett, Beat 15, Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Vincent, Beat 16, Thursday, Nov.23.
Creswell, Beat 10, Friday, Nov. 24.
Harpersville, Beat 10, Sat. Nov. 25.
Wilsonville, Beat 9, Monday, Nov. 27
Spring Creek, Beat 2,Tuesday Nov.28.
Shelby, Beat 1, Wednesday, Nov. 29.
Columbiana, Beat 1, Thursday Nov. 30.
Blue Springs, Beat 9, Friday. Dec. 1.
Tax payers will please meet me
prom ptly with a full description
of all their real estate and a list of
all personal property. Will be in
Columbiana from December 18th
to January 1st, 1906, except the
25th and 26th. Tax Books will
positively be closed by March 1st,
1906.
JOHN S. PITTS,
Tax Assessor Shelby County.
Notice No. 29183.
Notice for Publication.
Department of the interior, land
office at Montgomery Ala., Oct. 20th,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of Circuit Court at Columbiana,
Ala., on Dec. 9, 1905, viz: HeDry J.
Coshatt, Homestead enty No. 32628,
for the s half of ne qr, e half of nw qr,
sec. 6, tp 18 s r 2 e.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land,
viz : G. G. Davis, W, A. Richey, H. J.
Gassaway, T. A. Adams, all of Sterrett,.
Ala.
Robert Barber,
Register.
~ J. L. PETERS,
Attorney at-law and
Solicitor in Chancery.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
MILNER & EVANS,
B1VERY, FEED & SABE STABBE
Columbiana, Alabama.
FOR SALE—I have three good
milch cows with young calves, also
six small beef yearlings for sale.
Will sell cheap for cash. Apply
to M. L. German,
Columbiana, Ala.
Again the cotton statistics of
the federal department of agri
culture have had their influence on
the selling price of cotton, this
time the statistics being those of
the ginners. The' effect was so
•slightly depressed the cotton- mar¬
ket and the bears are again hoping
against hope.
Let no southern cotton grower
allow himself to be stamped into
rushing his bales to murket by any
■of the “bear” arguments sent out
by' speculators. A8 a matter of
fact, and a fact never better known
in the cotton belt, this season’s
■cotton crop was “all in” remark¬
ably early, and its shortness was
quickly apparant. Of course
crop harvested so early is ginned
early'. Tlie middle of November
will see the picking practically
over, and it will surprise the men
on the ground who know actual
conditions if the ten-million bale
mark is reached. That would in¬
deed seem to be a maximum
figure.
The manufacturing world will
take every bale of this year’s
American cotton crop at its true
value based on the. law of supply
and demand. There is no need for
the planter to sell his cotton.for
less, if he is prepared to hold
awhile. Right at this juncture is
a good time to “stand pat” for a
higher price than the' market is
affording at present. The inevi¬
table tendency of the fleecy staple
is upward. It is bound to ad¬
vance. The farmer who can pos¬
sibly hold and does not is sacrifi¬
cing good, hard-earned dollars.
And the farmers are showing
the same good sense they exercised
last year by holding.—Constitu¬
tion.
Greed and Duty.
A man holds his life for h’imself
alone, but holds its splendid gifts
as trustee—a trustee who roust
come to an account some day with
the Most High.
Shall I be cast down because our
efforts seem to result in so little?
Shall I mope and fret because-the
world decides against us at the
ballott-box?
Not unless history shows me
that majorities are always right
and ballot-boxes infallible.
The man who' strives merely to
run with the biggest crowd is, at
best, a sorry creature. The man
who strives to be right and to do
right is, after all, the only citizen
who can rest under the infinite
comfort of an approving consci
enee.
As legatees of the patriots of the
past and trustees ef the present
und future, let us stand firm in the
defense of the right.
Let us preach its gospel to
whosoever will here. And, as a
mere matter of honesty and patri
otic duty, let us speak as we
believe, vote as we speak and hold
aloft, always, the higher and better
ideals to which the human i;aee
must ever strive if it would move
onward and upward.—Tom Wat¬
son’s Magazine.
No Poison in Chamberlain’s Cough
Remedy.
From Napier, New Zeland, Herald:
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board
of New South Wales,Australia, had an
analysis made 6f all the cough medi¬
cines that were sold in that market.
Out. of the entire list they found only
one that they declared was entirely
free from all poisons. This exception
was Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
made by the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, Des Moins, Iowa, TJ. S. A.
The absence of alI narcotics makes this
remedy the safest, and best that can
be had; and it is with a feeling of
security that any mother can give it
to her little ones. Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy is especially recom¬
mended by its makers for coughs,
colds, croup and whooping cough.
This remedy is for sale by Williams
Bros.
JSTotioe!
I have opened up a blacksmith
and repair shop at the Tinney old
shop near the M-- thodist parson¬
age, and have two men to run the
same. Your patronage solicited.
Satisfaction gauranteed
W. W- ALBRIGHT,
Columbiana, Ala.
A Disasterous Calamity.
It is a disasterous calamity when
you lose your health, because indiges¬
tion and constipation have snapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
build up your digestive organs, and
cure headache dizziness.colic.constipa-
tion, etc. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
A woman drops a lot of stitches
-when she is mending her age, .
Herb. W. Edwards Injured.
Herb. W. Edwards, of Des Moins,
Iowa, got a fall on an icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and
Bruising his knees. “The next day”
he says, “they were so sore and stiff I
was afraid 1 would have to stay in
bed, hut rubbed them well .with
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a
few applications all soreness had
disappeared.” For sale by Williams
Bros.
Mortgage Sale.
Under and by virtue of a mortgage
executed to the undersigned by
Mamie B. Smith and Bryant Smith,
and recorded on page 203 of book No.
63 of records of mortgages in the
office of the Judge of Probate of
Shelby county. I will proceed to sell
on the 18th day of December, 1905, at
Post Office, Calera. Ala..in said county,
to the highest bidder for cash between
the legal hours of salethe following
described property, to-wit:
The sprface right in and to the
west half of the sw qr, sec, 1, tp 22, r
2 west; also the east half of the s e qr,
sec. 2, tp 22, r 2 w, containing 160
acres, more or less.
P. Baer,
Mortgagee.
There Is Money In
Growing Ginseng.
Prof. Howard, of the Missouri State Agricultural College says:
“I ad vise America n farmers to cultivate Ginseng. Big profits are
realized. It is a hardy plant and is easily grown.”—A bulletin
issued by the Pensylvania State College in part says: “The sup
ply of native Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing, and price per
pound is correspondingly increasing, while the constant demand
for the drug in China stands as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng in the future.”—Council General Rublee, of Hong Kong,
says in the U. S. Consulor reports: “The sale of Ginseng root
Grown in America is very large here, and the demand is so great
that much more could be disposed of advantageously. The root
is as indispensible to the four-hundred-million Chinese as their
rice.”
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same as corn, wheat arid
cotton. The present market price varies from $6 00 to $8 50 per
pound. «hile the cost of producing is less than $1.50. Il is easy
to grow and requires very little ground. An acre of matured
Ginsing is worth $40,000. There is room in one’s garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth each year. The plant thrives
throughout the United States and Canada in any soil or climate
that will grow garden vegetables. We sell roots and seeds
for planting purposes and can show you how to make money grow
ing Ginseng. There are two planting seasons, spring and fall.
With each order we give full instructions how to plant and core
for the garden You can get, a good start in this business for a
small outlay and soon have a nice income Send two cent stamp
today for literature telling about this wonderful industry
BUCKINGHAM’S GINSENG GARDEN
Growers and Exporters
ZANESVILLE, OHIO.
Notice of Application to Sell
Real Estate.
Tlie State of Alabama, Shelhy Co.
Probate Court, Special Term, No¬
vember 13th,1905.
Estate of Mary B. Moss and Geo. P.
Moss, Minors.
This day came W. H. Moss, Guar¬
dian of said minors, and tiled his ap¬
plication in due form and under oath,
praying for an order of saleof certain
lands described therein and belong¬
ing to said minors, for the purp ise of
the maintenance and education of
said minois.
It is ordered that the 1st day of De¬
cember, 1905, be appointad a day for
hearing such application at which
time all parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. BONGSHORE,
Judge of Probate.
FOR SALE—55 acres of good
farming land well improved. Lo
caled in the forks of Yellow Leaf
erei k. Good house and out houses,
also fine well of water. Will sell
cheap for cash.
J E Ray.
R F. D. No 2.
Columbiana, Ala
G. B. WALKER,
Attorney and Councellor
-— At-Law, —•
COLUMBIANA, ALA.
T. T. ASHFORD, President.
GEO. COBB, Secretary.
Eirmingham Paint | Glass Co.
Sash,
DOORS,
BLINDS,
MIRRORS,
Bent glass',
WINDOW GLASS.
House Paints, Roof IFEtirrts,
Sliingle Stains-
Sash a,nd Doors of Every Size.
NZEa.ntels a.nd Grates.
Floor and Furniture Stains to Initate any Wood,
Heavy Front Door Glass in Nice Designs, Cold Water
Faint that won’t rub off, Enamels, Varnishes and Brushes
for every use.
Write us. We want to get acquainted with you. Largest handlers in
the State of Plate Window and Skylight Glass, White Bead and Linseed Oil.
2916 & 2018 Third Ave.,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
COLUMBIANA SAYINGS BANK,
LOCATED AT COLUMBIANA, ALA.,
At the Close of Business Oct. 7, 1905.
It is a curious thing that nobody
thinks it is wrong for a girl to kiss
a man until she reaches the age
when it is interesting.
Final Settlement.
State of Alabama, Shelbv County,
Probate Court. 10th day of November,
1905.
Estate of Bridget Keefe.
This day came Dennis Keefe
Administrator of the- estate " of
Bridget Keefe and filed his
account, vouchers, evidences and
statement for settlement of the same.
It- is ordered that the 4th day of
December, 1905, be appointed a day
for making such settlement at which
time ail parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. Loxgshork,
Judge of Probate.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that applica¬
tion will be made to the Governor and
Pardening Board of the State of
Alabama to pardon one Drew Ban-
ingham, who was convicted at the fall
term 1905 of the Circuit Court on the
charge of assisting or aiding one
Jim Bowman in attempting to escape
from the county jail of Shelhy county.
The said Drew Baningham being
convicted and sentenced to the peni¬
tentiary for a period of two years.
G. B. Walker,
Attorney.
KILL.the COUGH
AND CURE THE Lisles
WITH
Dr= King's
law Discovery
FOR C
fONSUIVIPTION
0UGHS and
^OLDS
Price
50c &$1.00
Free Trial.
Surest and Quickest Cure for ail
THROAT and LUNG TROUB¬
LES, Or MONEY BACH.
JAMES KAY.
- ATTORNEY AT LAW, -
Office Bank Building.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts.$44,756.71
Overdrafts. 484.65
Banking House . 5,000.09
Furniture and Fixtures. 2,000.00
Other Real Estate . 3000.00
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in this State . 12727.61
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in other States. 5055.42
Currency. ... 610100
Gold. 2045.00
Silver, Nickels and Pennies.. 1598.89
Checks and Cash Items. 4490.38
Total. $87,259.66:
LIABILITIES.
jCapital Stock Paid in. $20,000.00
iUndivided Profits, less Cur¬
rent Expenses and Tax¬
es Paid. 257S.66
Individual Deposits subject
to Check. 39531.25
^Savings Deposits. . 918.81
Interest Bearing Deposits 1350.00
Cashier’s Checks.. 84.69
Notes & Bills Rediscounted 14,296.25
|Bills Payable. l.... 8,500.00
Total.. $87,256 66
Chamberlain’s
Cough Remedy
The Children’s Favorite
—CURES—
Coughs, Cold3, Croup and
Whooping Cough.
This remedy is famous for its cures over
a large part of the civilized world. It can
always oe depended upon. It contains no
opium or other harmful drug end may bo
given as confidently to a baby as to an adult
Price 25 cts; Large Size, 50 cts.
State of Alabama, 1
County of Shelby. ( ,
Rpforp me came W. L. Earley, Cashier of Columbiana
Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank,
as shown by the books on file in said Bank.
W. L. FARLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of
October, 1905
W. W. WALLACE, Notary Public.
ATTEST: W. B. Browne, W. G. Parker, J. T. Leeper,
Directors.
Blacksmith and General Repair Shop. Horse Shoeing
a Specialty. Special Attention Given to Horses
With Deformed Feet. Try us and
be Convinced
Lecroy & Tinney,
Columbiana,
»
&
TO DEDCATE
You will never get well and strong, bright hap-
py, hearty and free from pain, until you build up your
constitution with a nerve refreshing, blood-making
tonic, like
It Makes Pale Cheeks Pink
It is ;
ingredients
backache,
ation. dragging down pains, etc.
med ,S ®bui}dlng strength-making madictae for women, the only
mecLCii^ i. 2 tat is certain to do you Tir^ it ^
- ^ fVery dru 8S e::t in 51-CO bottles/
WRITS US A LETTER
freely and frankly, in strictest Confid-
ence, telling us all your syrastoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
(m plain sealed envelope), how to
cure them. Address; ladies’ Advisory
Dept., The Chattanooga Medicine Co'
Chattanooga, "enn;
Mrs. J. J Haynes has been on
the sick list this week.
J. W Johnston was in Binning
ham Monday on business.
Born, to Jedge and Mrs. A. P.
Longshore on the L3th inst., a fine
boy.
C. L. Meroney, of. Montevailo,
was among the visitors in the city
Monday.
Horace Hammond, of Birming¬
ham, spent Sunday in the city
1 with relatives.
Simon Casimir, of France, has a
position with the Columbiana
Mercantile Co.
In this issue will be found a
mortgage sale, also several other
notices. Read them.
“YOU ARE FRIENDS
™" e ’”j vrites Mrs. F. JL. Jones, of
Gallatin, Tenn.:
‘ 1 For since taking Cardui 1 have
gained „5 lbs., and am in better health
than for the past 9 years. I tell my
husosnd that Cardui is worth its
weight in gold to all suffering ladies.”
Several of our Iriends from
beat 8, were in town Monday at-
tenping probate court.
In this issue will be found the attend,
change in the advertisement of the
Columbiana Mercantile Co.
New Bethesada.
Health of community good.
Tom Lester passed through our
community Monday en route to
Columbiana.
Rev. Jones filled his regular
appointment here Saturday night
and Sunday.
Isaac Perryman, wife and daugh¬
ter spent Saturday in Columbi¬
ana.
K. H. Davis, wife and two
daughters, Misses Viola and
Mandy. attended services here
Sunday*,
Misses Margaret . Thomas and
Mary Perryman spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Davis.
L E. Foster and wife “spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Rev. I J. Davis and family.
Isaac Howell and wife attended
services here Sunday.
Rev. I. ,J. Davis will preach at
Center Hill the third Sunday at
11 o’clock. Everybody invited to
•jfWrtwifc.E
The CitJ Drag Store
V ’ AU.
Extra Girl,
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
Claude Glenn, who returned from
Louisiana last week is sick. •
When you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no griping or other unpleas¬
ant effect.- Sold by Williams Bros,
WE ARE STILL IN BUSINESS,
-Of-
AH Kind Jine and Fresh.
The Makers Pride,
The Height of Good Taste,
Come Here First and
You Will Go No Further.
SOLID VALUES THAT CANNOT SHRINK. ::
A. 0. Leonard, of beat 3, was in
the city Monday and renewed his
subscription to the Advocate.
C. H. Evans, of Atlanta, Ga., is
in the city on business. He is
with the American Salvage Co.,
J. S. Vest and W. S. Kiliougb,
of Wilton, Were in the city a
short while Monday on business.
Joe Klenhauser, of St. Louis,
Mo., was the guests of Mr. and
and Mrs. Phillip Erlick last week.
A nice entertainment is promised
by the Eva Bartlett Company at
the College Hall Thursday night
Nov. 23.
County Court Jurors.
I The following isa listof petit jurors
drawn to set ve at the Fall Term of
County court., which convenes on
November 20,1905.:
O Frost, M L Lucas, S V Horton
GW Harris, J W Alexander, J H
Averyt, G H Porter, J C Johnson, 8 H
Templin. Geo T Bird.R A Borurn, W S
Esco ,V H Straoener, H M Alexander,
N T Eddings, B Pickett, W L Morris,
Frank Arnold, Elisha Simmons, BF
Dawson, Bob Alien, J W Dodson
W A Stone, J G Frost.
J. D. Atkinson, of Coalville, was
in town Monday, and while here
renewed his subscription to the
Advocate.
“I Thank the Lord 1”
cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark., “for the relief I got from Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve. It cured my
fearful running sores, which nothing
else would heal, and from which I had
suffered for five years.” It is a mar¬
velous healer for cuts, burns and
wounds. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
Has Just Received!
Their Complete Outfit for Hot
Drinks of Ail Kinds During
the Winter Season.
COFFEE, HOT CHOCO¬
LATE, SOUPS and BOUIL¬
LONS will he served at ail tim'-s
as well as all other delicious hot
drinks. Ihis store has also just
received a complete line of (]■ e
Jewelry. Notice this cut.
And
every
article is
guaran¬
teed.
Come in—take a look at a
beautiful display of
JEWELRY
y On the counter you will
also find catalog illus¬
trating
thousands
of useful
and
practical
Gems
m
If you want the
very best values
for your money
BUY HERE
—I THAT’S ALL
I’NE-I-PEOPLE S-:-ADVQCATE Several of our people went down
to Shelby Sunday night to attend
preaching.
Telephone No. 2(i.
•Social and Local News.
County court will convene next
Monday. (
Wm. Cooper, of Coalville, was in
town Saturday.
Rufus Lester is having his resi¬
dence recovered.
John Stowe, of Calvary, was in
the city •Saturday,
W. F. Bridges, of beat 9, was in
town Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A, H. Weaver visited
(relatives in Calera last week.
Miss Alma Hale and Joe Hale,
of Saginaw, visited relatives in the
city Thursday.
Arthur Millstead moved Friday
to the residence vacated by J. W.
Harrell and farailv.
Rev. Gr. T. Harris filled his
regular appointment at the Metho¬
dist ehurch Sunday.
If you miss the Eva Bartlett
Macey Company at the College
Hall Thursday Tight, Nov. 23, you
will miss something good.
Miss Clara Moore, after spend¬
ing several days in the city with
relatives and friends, returned to
her home at Coalville Sunday.
H. E. Whitaker and family
moved Monday to the residence
they recently purchased from
T. J. Weaver on East College
street.
The Woman’s Foreign Mission-
aay Society of the M. E. Church
will meet at the Methodist parson¬
age on Friday afternoon at tl^ree
o’clock.
Nine negroes confined in the
county jail plead guilty Tuesday
morning before Judge Longshore.
They were charged with various
offences.
Lester Chapel.
Heal I h good.
D. Farr and wife of Calvary,
passed through our community
Sunday.
Miss Della Poindexter and
grandmother returned home Sun
day.
W. 0. Brown and son, Farrell,
went to Union Sunday.
Robert Farr and wife, of Camp-
branch, passed througjLfcl*is—place
Sunday.
Bill Blackerby and family, of
Mt Era, visited relatives in our
community Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. John Nolen and daughter,
Miss Ada, spent Monduy at East
Saginaw.
V Poindexter, who has been in
Louisiana for the past year, has
returned home.
Nellie.
LATHAM & BIRD, Proprietors.
Rirniinham Title and
Guaranty Company.
O omplete Abstract Of Qhelby County.
Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Title
Titles Guaranteed. A General Title Business.
If BEST EQUIPMENTS; SUPERIOR WORK. I
Pi evared for a Thorough Investigation of Your
-= J. I. ABEIICEOMBIE-
rtiV,.
Commissioners Sale.
Under and by virtue .of *fr7><eDgimis-
sion issued to me ’<MM.fMier.7tii -day ©r -i
November, 1905, by the Probate Court
of Shelby County, I will : proceed ip .
.sell for cash in front of -the •■■GhHnfc
House ir. Columbiana, Ala., on Mon¬
day,the 4th day of December, 1905,
for distribution among the joint own¬
ers thereof, to-wit: L. E. Christian.
Rosser Christian, W. L. Christian ami .
Walter Christian, the following de¬
scribed real estate, to-wit:
Tlie se qr of sec. 81, tp. 21, r 1 e. and ■
the sw qr and the-s half,of those qr of
see. 32, tp.. 21, r J e, and the .e half of
the nq qr of .sec. 45, tp’. 22, r 1 e, and I!■■'>'
n half of sec. 5, tp. 22, r 1 e.
W. YV. WALLACE, ,
, Commissioner.
Notice No. 26154.
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior, land
190' eat Mont £°mery, Ala., Oct. 3rd’,'
Notice is hereby given that rhJ-
followi ng-named pettier has file.i
notice of his intention to make fins;,,
proof in support of his claim, ami.
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the Circuit Court at Coium--
biana, Ala., on Nov. 18tb r .1905, viz.;
James M. Gilbert, Homestead entry.
No. 34402, for the e half of ne qr, *v/
qrof lie qr, section 19, tp 19, s r 2 w.
He names the following witness!
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation !of •'aid lands/
viz: F. P, Sorrel, YV. C. Brasher, G,
L. Maske, YV. L. Coats, all of Quite.
Ala.
ROBERT BARBER,
Register. .
Notice No. 26^00.’'
Notice t’or Publication.
Department of the Interior, land
office at Montgomery, Ala., October
30, 1905.
Notice is hereby given that 1 he
following-named settler ha- tiled'
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim,and that
said proof will be made before CWk
of Circuit Court, at Columbiana, Ala
on December 16.1905. viz: James Jl.
Allen, homestead entry No. 33970, f or
the west half of s w qr of sec. 12. t p 19'
spfr2 w. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous,
residence uponiand cultivation of said
land, viz:
Oscar Cox, Bridgeton, Ala., S. XL
McClellan, Quito, Ala., A. J. E. Cross.
Quito, Ala., YV. E. Cross, Quito, Ala.
ROBERT BARBER,
Register. _
A TTORNE Y-AT-L A W,
Columbiana, Ala.
Office in rear of Post Office.
S I 'T IN.
Pay your subscription, to the
Advocate and don’t put it off.
G. R. McEwen, of Fourmile, was
among the visitors in town Satur¬
day.
Mrs. A. Friedberger, of Talla¬
dega, is visiting relatives in the
city.
W. E. Harrison spent several
days last week at Maylene and
Helena.
Circuit Clerk J R. Dyke and
wife visited relatives ,-at Sterreit
Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. W. E. Harrison and chil¬
dren are visiting relatives at
Dogwood and Maylene.
Tax Assessor Pitts and Coliec
tor Brasher spent Sunday in the
city with their families.
Everybody should go out to see
the Eva Bartlett Mascey Company
at the College Hall Thursday
night, Nov. 23.
J. W. Harrell and family have
moved to the residence of Mrs. E.
Porter.
Prof. W. H. Gilbert opened
school at Summer Hill Monday
morning.
Mrs. Mary Parker visited rela¬
tives in Montevailo a few days
last week.
Green Merrell and Wiley Crom¬
well, of Shelby, were in town
Saturday.
B. A. Dodson and J. W. Black
erby, of Coalville, were in town
Saturday.
Miss Bertie Pearson visited
relatives and friends at Bridgeton
Saturday.
H W. Jackson and wife, of
Shelby, were in the city Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Ethel Glenn, of Blackburn.
La., is visiting relatives and friends
at Shelby and this place.
w. J. Horsley and wife visited
visited in Birmingham and Peli
City a few days this week.
Rev. C. C. Heard will preach at
the Baptist church next Sunday.
Everybody invited to attend.
Claude Glenn and family, who
have been in Homer, La., for the
past year, returned to Columbiana
Thursday.
In this issue will be found the
change in the adveriisement nf
The City Drug Store. Read what
they have to say.
Mrs. Joe P. Roberts and Mrs.
H, M. Roberts spent Saturday and
Sunday at Oxford with the family
of Rev. T. K. Roherts.
Man’s Unreasonableness
is often as great as woman’s. But
Thus. S. Austin, Mgr. of the “Repub¬
lican,” at Leavenworth, Ind., was not
unreasonable when he refused to
allow the doctors to operate on his
wife for female trouble. “Instead” he
says “we concluded to try Electrict
Bitters. My wife wa< then so sick
she could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5) physicians had failed to re¬
lieve her After taking Electric bit¬
ters she was perfectly cured, and can
now perform all her household du¬
ties.” Guaranteed by the City Drug
Store, price 50 cts.
Eva Bartlett Macey Company
-AT THE-
College liall
Thursday Wight, Wov. 23.
CSiamPerlaln’s Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough . 9
When You Have a Bad Cold
You want a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want , a remedy that will re¬
lieve the lungs and keep expectora¬
tion easy.
You want a remedy that will
.counteract any tendency towards
pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleas¬
ant and safe to take.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets
all of these requirements and for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad
colds stands without a peer. For
sale by Williams Bros.
TEACHER WANTED—We
want a teacher to teacli in school
district No. 31, four miles west of
Shelby, Ala.
E. L. Barber,
J. W. Armstrong,
E. B. Brasher,
Trustees.
The Exact Thing Required Fcr
Constipation.
“As a certain purgative and
stomach purifier Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets
seem to be the exact thing
required, strong enongh for the most
robust,yet mild enough and safe for
children and without that terrible
griping so common to most purga¬
tives,” says R. 8. YVebster & Co.,
Udora, Ontario, Canada For sale by
Yyilliams Bros.
TITLE.
YVrite for Prices and Information.
J. K. BROCKMAN. General Manager, Birmingham, Ala.
W. J. HORSLEY, Local Manager, Columbiana, Alabama.
Land For Sale.
I desire to sell about 1000 acres'
of land. Light sandy land in par¬
cels of from 40 to 323 acres each.'
There is as much as 300 acres of
hard and yellow pine timber. Will'
sell at a bargain. All lands being
in beat 8 Shelby county, except
138 acres in beat 1, within H-‘
miles of court house at Columbi¬
ana. For further informaiion in'
regard to land and prices call on'
or write
YV. E. Lester,
Columbiana, Ala.
R. F. D. No. 2. box 36.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
Hon. J. L YVebb, President Home office—Athens, .Ga. John A. Donvin, Sec & Treas
THE SHELBY OO'CTISTTHT DIVISION OF
The Mutual Life Industrial Association
OF GEORGIA.
PROTECTION AT HOME FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS.
OFFICERS:
Dr. B. H. Smothers, President,
Wilsonville, Ala.
W. L. Farley, Cashier Columbi¬
ana Savings Bank, Secretary and
Treasurer, Columbiana, Ala.
Fri’W'
DIRECTORS:
Dr. O. E. Black, Wilsonville.
Dr. J. R. Morgan, Shelby Spring#
Dr. H. B. Lane, Harpersvilie.
Dr. JV- A. Hays, Helena.
Dr. C. C. Oliver, Calera.
Dr. A. YV. Horton, Weldon
J. F. Averyt, Shelby.
N. W. Abbott, Calera.
M. YV. Hornsby, Shelby Springs;
Dr. A. T. Rowe, Columbiana,
Dr. E. P. Chandler, Vincent.
Dr. T. H. Payne, Saginaw,
Insurance at actual cost. Insurance that suits the masses. Insurance for men and women from sixteen 1
to sixty. One thousand members constitute a Division. One thousand dollars the limit of Policy.- Money
kept at home in your local bank. Paid to the member that dies as soon as satisfactory proof of death ie 1
leceived at home office. One-iourtli of the amount due on the Policy can be paid within twenty-four Fours
and the remainder in thirty days.
Oost to Join-
LOOK!
Class A—Ages 16 to 30.
Class B—Ages 30 to 40
Class C—Ages 40 to 50
Class D—Ages 50 to 5 p
Class E—Ages 55 to 60
$4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8 00
B. F. Gunn, of Shelby, was in
town Saturday, and while here
subscribed ’nr the Advocate
twelve months.
J. I. Abercrombie has let the
contract out to build a residence
on East College street. Ben John¬
son has the contract and work will
begin at an early date.
JSTo tioe.
Notice is hereby given that cot¬
ton receipt No. 3540. weight 442
pounds, has been lost, and any
person finding said receipt and
attempting to trade same will be
punished to She extent of the law.
Osce Bird,
To the Farmers:
The above membership fees are paid only one
time. Of these amount one dollar shall be placed in
the hands of the local Secretary and Treasurer as an
advanced assessment to meet the first death loss in
above Division,
One year from the date of policy and annually
thereafter the annual dues are :
Class A—Ages 16 to 3 .,.. v ..$1.09'
Class B—Ages 30 to 40 .. j 25
Class C—Ages 40 to 50....“
Class I)—Ages 50 to 55.. . ] 75
Class E— Ages 55to60 .2.00'
YY hen a member dies each policy holder pays to
thejoeal Secretary and Treasurer within thirty days,’
$1.15, If no death, none needed.
We have just received for seeding purposes some of
the celebrated TEXAS RUST PROOF OATS. You
know what they are—the best on earth.
YOU are aware that Our Grocery Stoek is New.
Come in and talk itover. We want your country produce,
will pay highest market price.
N OTTCE — S3 E WARE — MEDITATE —O ON SID ER !
The wonderful growth, success and popularity of The MuuH Life Industrial Association of
Georgia has caused many imitators to “spring up.” This A-sociation is the originators of this
plan of insurance, and a ten year old child of ordinary intellio- nee can understand it. We prom¬
ise only what can promptly be complied with. B'ewat” of corporations as well as individuals, who
are reckless and profuse in their promises—a hint to the wise is sufficient Be on the safe side by
carrying insurance by a plan endorsed, recommended and patronized !>v the most prominent busi¬
ness nien in the State. SEE that the above PICTURE of the WIDOW and ORPHAN is on the
application blank Before Yon Sign If, then you know it is genuine.
Those I wrote partially on notes will please remit promptly to fee by Post Office order or pay to
YV. L Farley at Bank. ” . -
T. A. LEATHERS, ffivlsion Agent.'
Reliable Men Wanted to Represent this Popular Company. Apply to
GEO. 2VI. WEBB, State Agent for Alabama,
2430 5th Avenue, or T. A. LEATHERS,
Birmingham, Alabama-. J>ivision Agent-, Coliifebjima, Alai'
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288 Solid Gold, plain . .66
307 Solid Gold, plain . .75
810 Solid Gold, plain . .86
328 Solid Gold, pearls . 1.00
478 Gold plate, bead edge .25
485 Gold plate, pearl . .25
655 Sterling- Silver, plain . .25
Sterling Silver Brooches
9016 Handy Pin, holly . .35
9305 Crescent ... .40
9313 Heart ... .25
9315 Swallow ... .36
9318 Owls, gray . . .35
9332 Wishbone . . .35
9335 Mapleleaf . . .35
9347 Lily ... .35
Solid Gold Brooches
696 Pearl crescent . . 2.75
712 Baroque pearls, diamond 25.00
722 Pearls and baroques . 4.00
724 Pearls . , . 4.00
781 Crescent, pearl . . 1.50
Scarf Pins •
7 Pearls, solid gold . 1.25
64 Head, pearl, solid gold 1.50
76 Wishbone,solid gold . .60
9427 Wishbone, Sterling silver .20
9154 Mapleleaf sterling silver .20
9472 Ruby eyes, sterling silver
Our Catalog T is now ready for mailing. The book contains 152 j
Solid Gold Neck Chains
219 Neck Chain, 13 inches 2.00
22 4 Neck Ciiain, 13>tf inches 2.75
231 Bead Necklace, 14 inches 10.00
134 Solid Gold Links
680 Solid Gold Locket
9370 Sterling Silver Hat Pin
10302 Violet pattern Coffee
Spoon, each
doz.
10285 Violet Tea Spoons doz.
Our Catalog T pictures the com¬
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434A Solid Gold Sig_
457 A Diamond Ring,
and illustrates over 9000 articL
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all parts of the postal union. We can please you.
We want every lover of artistic jewelry: every person who intends to make a holiday gift,
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BAIRD-NORTH COMPANY, 320 Essex Street, Salem, Mass.
return
by selling
retailer,
.ers
to have a
PIANOS
E. E.
Sold from factory to fireside by
arrangement of payments that
any family can meet. Your
old organ or piano taken as part payment on the new.
We deliver free anywheres and will exchange within
one year if not entirely satisfactory. Send for catalog A4
FORBES PIANO CO., BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
FORBES
UOZLEyS
LEMON ELIXIR
—A SOKE CUBE FOB—
CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS
ami all disorders of tlie Stomach and
Bowels. 50c. a bottle at drug stores.
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EEORGIA-ALABAMA BUSIN ESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga.
Home Seekers’ Rates.
The Queen & Crescent Route (Ala¬
bama Great Southern R. R.) will sell
round trip tickets from points on its
tine to Texas, Indian and Oklahoma
Territories on Nov. 7th, and 21st, also
December 5th and 19th, at very low
rates.
For lurther particulars address.
- A. B- Freeman,
T. P. A.. A. G. S. R. R.,
1925—First Ave., Birmingham, Ala.
all the
Roses bloom in the open aii
year in Portland, Ore.
Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Nature’s great remedy—Cures
Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. At drug¬
gists, 26c,, 60c. and $1.00 per bottle.
A Trite Reply.
A girl in Gaylord, Ivan., was told by
one of her admirers that, if she didn't
marry him, he'd get a rope and hang
himself right in front of her house.
"Oh, please don’t do it, dear,” she said,
"you know father doesn’t want you
hanging arountl here.”
There Is a flue opportunity in this vicin¬
ity to take orders for the celebrated White
JJronzo monuments, headstones, grave
covers, etc., made by The Monumental
Bronze Company, 392 Howard Ave., Bridge¬
port, Conn. It is a good, legitimate busi¬
ness, aud they offer very liberal inducements.
Someone should write them for the agency.
. A Bijr Sounder.
One invention sometimes makes an¬
other necessary. A gramophone which
cau be heard a distance of three miles
is the latest. Now, what is needed is
a sound deadener with a three-mile
range, to smother the noise of the
gramophone.
SALESMEN WANTED — Three sales¬
men for our new County, Township and
Railrord survey of Alabama. This sur¬
vey is a splendid compilation of facts,
figures and drawings and of wonderful
value. Counties and towns fully in¬
dexed and population of each are given;
railrca s plainly shown and distances
between all stations also shown; con¬
gressional districts outlined, numbered
and population given. Other features
too numerous to mention. A splendid
opportunity for energetic men. Rand,
McNally and Co.,-Chicago, Ill.
The rivers of Sakhalien are, tor?
rents, but alive with salmon.
Cures Rheumatism ami Catarrh—Medicine
Sent Free.
Send no money—simply write and try
Botanic Blood Balm at our expense. Bo¬
tanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills or de¬
stroys the poison in the blood which causes
the awful aches in back and shoulder
blades, shifting pains, difficulty in moving
fingers, toes or legs, bone pains, swollen
muscles and joints of rheumatism, or the
foul breath, hawking, spitting, droppings in
throat, bad hearing, specks flying be¬
fore the eyes, all playod out feeling of ca¬
tarrh. Botanic Blood Balm has cured hun¬
dreds of eases of 30 or 40 years’ standing
after doctors, hot springs and patent medi¬
cines had all failed. Most of these cured
patients had taken Blood Balm as a last re¬
sort. It is especially advised for chronic,
deep-seated cases. Impossible for any one
to suiter the agonies or symptoms of rheu¬
matism or catarrh while or after taking
Blood Balm. It makes the blood pure and
rich, thereby giving a healthy blood supply.
Cures are permanent and not a patching up.
Drug stores, $1 per large bottle. Sampled
Blood Balm sent free and prepaid, also spec¬
ial medical advice by describing your trou¬
ble and writing Blood Balm Co., Atlauta,
Ga.
Oldest Brick House in England.
The oldest brick building in Eng¬
land except those built by the Romans,
is said to be Hurstmonceaux ^astle,
in Sussex, which was erected by
Detiennes, treasurer of Henvy VI. It
was dismantled about a century ago.
Rain Which Doesn’t Fall.
In the Colorado desert there are rain
storms, during which not a drop of
water touches the earth. The rain
can be seen falling from the clouds
high above, but when it reaches the
hot, dry air beneath the clouds it is
entirely absorbed.
Switzerland has developed from one
of the poorest to one of the richest
nations of the world per capita, most
of her wealth being gained from the
hordes of tourists who visit in an
endless, procession the glaciers and
lakes.
Factory girls in England are regu¬
lar patrons of public houses, girls of
fourteen treating their friends to 2 -
penny whisky and getting drunk every
Saturday night and on holidays as a
matter of course.
25,000 FREE SAMPLES
GILBERT’S
GRAVEL WEED
The Better Choice.
We would hate to be an old maid
and have nothing to love hut a cat,
but we would hate a whole lot worse
to be a married woman and have to
coax money from a man that chewed
tobacco.
John Adams was the originator of
our national motto, : “E Pluribu's
Unum.”
TFXW.
Some Coffee Fa ex Kiom tlie Lone Star
The Groat Tonic in Guaninteed to
Give Satisfaction.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for more sickness and suffering than anv other
disease; therefore, when, through neglect or:
other cause, kidney trouble is permitted to |
continue, fatal resuits are sure to follow.
It used to be considered that only urinary and |
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid- :
neys.but now modern science proves that near¬
ly all diseases have their beginning in the die- |
orders of these most important organa.
Your other organs may need attention—-but
your kidneys most, because they do most and
seed your attention first.
If you are sick or “feel badly," begin taktng
Gilbert’s Gkavu Weed Compound, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because as
■<w>n as your k'dneys are well they will help all
the other organs to health, A trial will con¬
vince any one. Write us for a sample of this
famous remedy—will be sent free of charge.
THE T. H. GILBERT DRUG CO.. Huntsville. Ala.
Keguiar sizes sold by ail druggists at quo and
|LuO per bottle.
FOR WOSVSEM
troubled with ills peculiar to
their sex, used as a douche is marvelously sue
cessful. Thoroughly cleanses, kills disease germ
itops discharges, beale iniiammation and !•
soreness, cureB leucunbcea nasal catarrh.
Paxline is in powder iorm to be dissolved in 7
and is far more cleansing, healing, germi-
a- loraical than liquid antiseptics for all
, .- T AND WOMEN’S SPECIAi, US:,
r sale at druggists, 50 cents a box.
Tr Lot ar.d <i Instructions Five
T'- . ?*xro« Company 8 or" * Ma*.,
Don’t Let H
<j? Your Serves Get Control
By Dr. John i\- Mitchell.
EFORE nervousness has been established and became a habit
is the time to attack it. Once it has got possession, more
severe measures must be taken to eject it—and advice will
have to wait till the war is over. To read the riot act to a
mob of emotions is valueless, and he who is wise will choose
a more wholesome hour for his exhortations. Before and
after are the preacher’s hopeful occasions, not the moment
when excitement is at its highest and the self-control we
seek to get help from at its lowest ebb.
The woman who suffers from nervousness must -try to study for herself
her life, habits, environment, temperament, in order to discover whence the
trouble springs. Oftenest some departure from proper ways of living will be
found at the starting point. It may have been unavoidable when it occurred,
or have been thought so at least, or more likely not thought about at all until
the mischief was done.
Few things will more certainly insure a future disastrous result upon the
character than a habit of yielding to or cultivating to excess the expression of
a.l emotions. Tears for trifling pains or loud complaints, about small annoy¬
ances—physical, social, or what not—may give at first momentary relief to the
weeper, but soon become a habit which weakens the power of self-control, and
lessens the possibility of endui^nce in all forms. It is not within the ability of
every woman to absolutely suppress all manifestation of suffering; it is surely
within the power of every one to make up her mind—and to teach her children
—to endure the smaller necessary woes of existence without an outcry, and
thus aid in the acquisition of control over larger forms of trouble.
I said that often one cause of nervousness lay in the dull mechanical rou¬
tine of household work and management, w.ork unvarying in kind and for
many people uninteresting, involvingmany.small annoyances and constant strug¬
gle with untaught and unteachable servants. Since this cannot be done away
with, every endeavor must be made to supply new interests in such, lives.
Active physical exercise is a good corrective for ordinary nervous irritabil¬
ity. To acquire an interesting hobby or two and to ride them pretty hard is
another and more lasting form of help. To raise chickens or pigeons may he
made amusing and profitable if you raise good ones of known and valued
breeds. To make your own garden is a delightful occupation, hut do not let it
be a mere matter of seeding and weeding. Try for the finest flowers, or to fix
a new color in a familiar flower, or study cross fertilizing of plants. The oth¬
er day a charming lady told me no hand but her own had touched her garden
for two years, and that she had hybridized two thousand carnations in the pre¬
vious season.—Harper’s Bazar.
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That
Hunted Feeling
That Pervades Us All
. By Edward Carpenter.
HE outer life of society today is .animated first and foremost
by Fear. From the wretched wage-slave, who rises before
the break of day, hurries through squalid streets to the dis¬
mal sound of the “hummer,” engages for 9, 10 or 12 hours,
and for a pittance wage, in monotonous work which affords
him no interest, no pleasure; who returns home to find l\is
children gone to bed, has his supper, and, worn out and
weary, soon retires himself, only to rise again in the morn-j
ing and pursue the same deadly round, and who leads a life
thus monotonous, inhuman, and devoid of all dignity and reality, simply be¬
cause he is hounded to it by the dread of starvation; to the big commercial
man, who, knowing that his wealth has come to him through speculation and
the turns and twists of the market, fears that it may at any moment take to
itself wings by the same means; who feels that the more wealth he has, the
more ways there are in which he may lose it, the more cares and anxieties be¬
longing t 6 it; and who to continually make his position secure is, or thinks
himself, forced to stoop to all sorts of mean and dirty tricks; over the great
mass of people the same demon spreads its dusky wings.
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By Consul-General Guenther.
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F European countries Italy has, comparatively, made the
greatest progress in the last decade. Italian finances are
now in a healthy state and most of the bonds, of govern¬
ment, of the railroads and the municipalities, etc., held
abroad have been bought back or redeemed.
The savings of the Italian people show large gains;
.j, manufacturing industries have increased amazingly. The
,i,ft abundant water power is beginning to be used for indus¬
trial purposes, largely for the creation of electric energy.
Within the last decade the exportation of manufactured-goods has advanced
from $31,400,000 to $80,400,000. The cotton factories not only supply the
home demand but export heavily to the Levantine countries and to South
America.
Another cause of the betterment of Italy is the accumulation of property
by the Italian emigrants in the United States, Brazil, Argentine and other
countries. Every year a large part of their earnings is sent home to rela¬
tives and for investment. One-half of the Italian emigrants return to their
native country after they have saved a competency.
Some economists see in the Italians the Japanese of Europe. They are
constantly gaining in the trade with Turkey and other countries of the Le¬
vant, and they have strong aspirations for getting colonies in Asia Minor and
Africa.
48, 1905.
If ~fPfcted
tvUxi weak
•yea* n*e
Thompson’s Eye Water
From a beautiful farm down in
Texas, where gushing springs unite to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through fio.very meads,
comes a note of gratitude lor >..e»ivery
from the coffee habit.
“When my baby boy came to me five
years ago I began to drink Postum
Food Coffee, having a feeling that it
would be belter for him aud me than
the old kind of drug-laden coffee. I
was not disappointed in it, for it en¬
abled me, a small, delicate woman, to
nurse a bounding healthy baby 14
months.
“I have sinc-e continued tlie imp of
Postum, for I have grown fond of it,
and have discovered to my joy that it
has entirely relieved me of a billious
habit which used to prostrate me two
or three times a year, causing much
discomfort to my l’amiiy and suffering
to myself.
“My brother-in-law was cured of
chronic constipation by leaving off the
old kind of coffee- aud using Postum.
He has become even more fond of it
than he was of the old coffee
“In fact, the entire family, from the
latest arrival (a 2 -year-old, who always
calls for his ’polie’ first thing in the
morning), up to the head of the house,
think there is no drink so good or so
wholesome as Postum.” Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich
There’s a reason
Read the little book “The Road to
Wellville” in pkgs.
FITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous-
nessafter first day’s use of Dr. ICiine’s Great
KerveRestorer.SZtrial bottleand treatise free
Dr.R. H. Kline, Ltd., 981 Arch St.,Phiia.,Pa
French Gulch, Cal., has no jail or city
prison.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething,softens thegu ms,reducesinflamma-
tion,allays pain,cures wind colic,25c. a bottle
Gladstone cut down trees, rode and
walked.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.—N. W,
8asiuei,, OoeanGrove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1908.
There are only three national holidays
in Japan.
Florio’s Idea of Restitution.
Signor Vincenzo Florio, who recent¬
ly committed suicide at Naples, left a
fortune of four million lire. His will
was found on a table in his room: “I
took this money from the rich by ad¬
vancing loans on interest. The rich
took it from the poor, and to the poor
I wish it to be restored.” Before tak¬
ing his life Signor Florio threw away
the key of the safe which guarded his
fortune, from a fear that the money
might be stolen—Westminster Gaz¬
ette.
There are 272 cities and towns in the
United States haying a population of
5000 or more.
$5,000 Pig Sty.
James M. Donald, millionaire presi¬
dent of the Hanover National hank of
New York, who bought tae old Ateh-
ley farm near Ewing Station, N. J.,
about six years ago, is going in for
farming on the most modern lines.
The house is said to have cost $100,-
000. The outbuildings are models, and
an idea of their general construction
can be had from the statement that
Mr. Donald has a pig sty costing
$5,000.
. . Business Value of. . S
. . Whims . . v
^ By Harold Bolce. g
HE commercial world of the United States has paid almost
no attention to the peculiar wants of the Latin-American,
Oceanic and Oriental peoples.
Not long ago, for example, an American company tried
to sell a cargo of heating stoves in Para, Brazil. Para is
just a little more than one degree south of the equator.
The women of India like to get their cotton goods done
up in paper boxes, eabh containing in addition a few pieces,
of colored glass and a gilt box. These trinkets are practical¬
ly worthless, and their cost to the manufacturers is infinitesimal. But the
sturdy British dealer will not descend to further his trade by the inclusion of
such gewgaws; and as American manufacturers have never given the matter
a thought, the trade is beginning to pass to Germany, whose cotton cloths with
their accompanying baubles are put up to suit the Hindu taste.
When I was in Japan they told me of an enterprising American who had
arrived with a new cure for co.rns. He had learned by correspondence that in
all Jaoan no remedy for these inflictions had ever been sold, and he conjured,
up a dream of fortune. But when he got to the Sunrise Kingdom he discov¬
ered that the people are a barefooted race and had no corns to cure. This is
a grotesque incident, hut it is one of many instances of American failure to se¬
cure trade abroad simply because of our ignorance of foreign conditions.—
BookloverS’ Magazine.
Trees in Schoolyards.
In Germany many school yards
have a nursery in which trees are
raised in quantity. The children
raise them from seed and cuttings,
and they graft and bud them. They
acquire valuable knowledge of tree
culture, take a deep interest in it, and
are full of enthusiastic love for plants
and the care of them.
CAPT. GRAHAM’S CURE
Sores on Face and Baclf—Tried Many
Doctors Without Success—Gives
Thanks to Cnticura.
Captain W. S. Graham, 1321 -Eoff St.,
Wheeling, W. Va., writing under date of
June 14, ’04, says: “I am so grateful I want
to thank God that a friend recommended
Cuticura Soap and Ointment to me. I
suffered for a long time with sores on my
face and back. Some doctors said I had
blood poison, and others that I had bar¬
bers’ itch. None of them did me any good,
but they ail took my money. My friends
tell me my skin now looks as clear as a
baby’s, and I tell them all that Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment did it.”
A national society for the preserva¬
tion of wild flowers has been organ¬
ized.
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,
asmercury will surely destroy the senso o'
smell and completely derange the whole sys¬
tem when entering'it through the mucou3
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions frqin reputable phy¬
sicians, as the damage they will do is ton told
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and is talcou internally, acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surf aeo3
of filesystem. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure
be sure you got the genuine. It is taken in¬
ternally, and made iu Toledo, Ohio, by F.
J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, 75e. per bottle.
Take Hall’s Family Pills lor constipation.
Whitaker estimates that the sensi¬
ble atmosphere of the earth extends
to a height of some forty miles or
more. At a distance of a very few
miles from the earth’s surface, how¬
ever, it becomes of to great a tenuity
to support life.
At sea level, at an elevation of one
foot, an object is visible at a distance
of 1.31 miles; at an elevation of ten
feet, 4.18 miles; twenty-five feet, 8.61
miles; 100 feet, 12.23 miles; 1,00'0 feet,
33.41 miles; at an even elevation of
one mile, 96.10 miles.
The American chamber of commerce
in Paris, organized fifteen years ago,
has grown to be an important factor
in trade between the two countries,
and recently has been able to exert
sufficient influence to prevent French
legislation hostile to certain American
products.
In China last year the British and
Foreign Bible Society distributed
more than 1 , 000,000 copies of the
Scriptures. During the same period
350,000 books were given away among
the soldiers and sailors of Russia and
Japan.
BOX OF WAFERS FREE—NO DRUGS
-CURES BY ABSORPTION.
Cure. BpTrliJn?: of Gas —Bari Breath and
Bad Stomach — Short Breath-
Bloating—Sour Eructations
—lrregnlar Heart, Etc.
Take a Mull’s Wafer any time of the day
or night, and note the immediate good ef¬
fect on your stomach. It absorbs the gas,
disinfects the stomach, kills the poison
germs and cures the disease. Catarrh of
the head and throat, unwholesome food
and overeating make bad stomachs.
Scarcely any stomach is entirely free from
taint of some kind. Mull’s Anti-Belch
Wafers will make your stomach healthy
bv absorbing foul gases which arise from
the undigested food and by re-en forcing
the lining of the stomach, enabling it to
thorough!'- mix the food with the gastric
juices. This cures stomach trouble, pro¬
motes digestion, sweetens the breath, stops
belching and fermentation. Heart action
becomes strong and regular through ihis
process.
Discard drugs, as you know from experi¬
ence they do not cure stomach trouble.
Try a common-sense (Nature’s) method
that does cure. A soothing healing sen¬
sation results instantly.
We know Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers will
do this, and we want vou to know it.
SrEClAT, Offf.p.— The regular price of
Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers is 50e. a box, but
to introduce it to thousands of sufferers
-we will send two (2) boxes upon receipt of
75e. and this advertisement, or we will
send you a sample free for this coupon.
11185
FREE COUPON
129
Send this coupon with your name
and address and name of a druggist
who does not sell it for a free sample
box of Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers to
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co., 328 Third
Ave., Rock Island, Ill.
Give Full Address and Write Plainly
Sold by all druggists, 50c. per box, or
sent by maih_ *
The heroine of the classical nursery
rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
was a Massachusetts girl whose kind¬
ness to the iamb, which had been dis¬
owned by its unnatural mother, was
made famous by the well-known verses
written by a Harvard student named
Rowlston. The lamb finally met an
untimely death by the horns of an
angry cow.
FROM GIR LHO0O II WO MANHOOD
Mothers Should Watch the Development of Their Daughters—
Interesting Experiences of misses Borman and mills.
In South America on the Ignazu
river has been discovered the grand¬
est cataract in the world, situated in
an almost impentrable forest. The
precipice over which the water falls
is 210 feet high; the cataract is 13,123
feet wide, and it is estimated that
140,000,000 tons of water pass over it
in one hour.
The English are beginning to appre¬
ciate our maple sugar, and it is ex;
pected that a good market for it caii
be made with them.
Every mother possesses information
which is of vital interest to her young
daughter.
Too often this is never imparted or is
withheld until serious harm has result¬
ed to the growing- girl through her
ignorance of nature’s mysterious and
wonderful laws and penalties.
Girls’ over-sensitiveness and modesty
often puzzle their mothers and baffle
physicians, as they so often withhold
their confidence from their mothers
and conceal the symptoms which ought
to be told to their physician at this
critical period.
When a girl’s thoughts become slug¬
gish, with headache, dizziness or a dis¬
position to sleep, pains in back or lower
limbs, eyes dim, desire for solitude;
when she is a mystery to herself and
friends, hermother should come to her
aid, and remember that Lydia E. Pink-
ham’s Vegetable Compound will at
this time prepare the system for the
coming change, and start the menstrual
period in a young girl’s life without
pain or irregularities.
Hundreds of letters from young girls
and from mothers, expressing their
gratitude for what Lydia E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound has accomplished
for them, have been received by the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., at
Lynn, Mass.
Miss Mills has written the two fol¬
lowing letters to Mrs. Pinkham, which
will he read with interest:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— (First Letter.)
“I am but fifteen years of age, am depressed,
have dizzy spells, ohills, headache and back-
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Flakes Sick Women Well.
ache, and as I have heard that you can give
helpful advice to girls in my condition, lam
writing you—Myrtle Mills. Oquawka, Ill.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:— (Second Letter.)
“ It is with the feeling of utmost gratitude
that I write to you to tell you what your
valuable medicine has done for me. When I
wrote you in regard to my condition I had
consulted several doctors, but they failed to
understand my oase and I did not receive
any benefit from their treatment. I followed
your advice, and took Lvffla E. Pinkham’s
Vegetable Compound and am now healthy
and well, and all tbe distressing symptoms
whioh I had at that time have disappeared.”—
Myrtle Mills, OquawkaTJU.
Miss Matilda Borman writes Mrs.
Pinkham as follows:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham :—
“ Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege¬
table Compound my monthlies were irregu¬
lar and painful, and I always had such
dreadful headaches.
“ But since taking the Compound my head¬
aches have entirely left me, my monthlies are
.regular, and I am getting strong and well. I
am telling all my girl friends what Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has clone.for
me.”—Matilda Borman, Farmington, Iowa.
If you know of any young girl who
is sick and needs motherly advice, ask
hef to address Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass., and tell her every detail of her
symptoms, and to keep nothing back.
She will receive advice absolutely free,
from a source that has no rival in the
experience of woman’s ills, and it will, if
followed, pn.t her on the right road to a
strong, healthy and happy womanhood.
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Com¬
pound holds tlie record for the greatest
number of cures of female ills of any
medicine that the “world has ever
known. Why don t you try it ?
SIR
Better See
That the Inside of the
Shoes Your DeaSerWants to Sell You
Are as Good as the Outsid e *
Clover Brand Shoes'
INVITE Inspection.
The Sir Kjiight $4 Shoe
■FOR MEN
IS “THE LIMIT IN LEATHER
IF YOUR DEALER SAYS “NO” WRITE US.
] (Ha
LARGEST FIN£ SHOE EXCLUSIVISTS
ST. LOUIS. U. S. A.
PRICE,
25 Cts
/to CURE THE GRIP ,
'Kin ONE DAY
mm
•HASMO^roiTHfe^BlE
ANTI-GRIPME
IS GUARANTEED TO CXJR.E
GRIS’, BAD COLD, HEADAGHE AND NEURALGIA.
JF. W. JDiemer, M.D., Manufacturer. Sprinofield, Mo.
S_wme Disease
a JnHog Cholera
Send for Circular with Directions.
Dr. EARL 8.8LCAN, G15 Albany St.,Bo8ton,Mass.
Residence Lots, Near Beach, SI25.
KlOcaxh; 85.00 in-intbly. Write for map.
GEO. L. CAU L KY. Gullpurt, lUiex. _,
CATARRH Is the mother of CONSUMPTION.
Our OARBOLATB of IODINE POCKET
INHALER is a guaranteed euro. Price #1.00.
W. H SMITH & CO.,
01 Buffalo, N. Y„ Sole Ma.iufaclurers and Pr:pr«,
jW. L. Douglas
$ 3~ & SHOES Sen
w. L. Douglas $4.00 Gilt Edge Line
cannot be equalled at any price.
An Observing Boy.
A little six-year-old boy was taken
on a journey from England to India,
and in India the brightness of the
moon seems specially to have struck
the little fellow. He wrote home to
his aunt, “Here we have a larger
moon, and we keep it better polish¬
ed.”
A Peculiar Moth.
Acherontia, a species of moth, has
on the back of its thorax a remarkable
representation of human skill, and is
much feared by the ignorant and su¬
perstitious who have named it the
"death’s-head moth.”
Mr
RAISED FROM A DEATH-3ED.
Pittx, Once Pronounced Incurable,
Has Been Well Three Year..
E. E. Pitts, 60 Hathaway St., Skow-
hegan, Me., says: “Seven years ago
my back ached and
I was so run down
that I was laid up
four months. 1
had night sweats
and fainting spells
and dropped to 90
pounds. The urine
passed every few
minutes with in¬
tense pain and
looked like blood.
Dropsy set in and
the doctors decided I could not live.
My wife got me using Doan’s Kidney
Pills, and as they helped me so I took
heart, kept on and was cured so thor¬
oughly that I’ve been well three years.”,
Sold bv all-dealers. 50 cents a box.'
w.L.namtLASMA kies ako sells
MORE MEH’S S3.SO SHOES ft!AH
RtiY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
Cl n nnn REWARD to anyone who can
$ D UjuUU disprove this statement.
W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes have by their ex¬
cellent style, easy fitting, and superior wearing
qualities, achieved the largest sale of any $3.50
shoe in t*e world. ■ They are just as good as
those that cost you $5.00 to $7.00—the only
difference Is the price. If I could take you inta
rny factory at Brockton, Mass., the largest In
the world under one roof making men’s fine
shoes, and show you the care with which every
pair of Douglas phocs is mode, you would realize
why W. L. Doti ’las $3.50 shoes are the best
shoes produced In the world.
If I could show you the difference between the
shoes made In my factory and those of other
makes, you would understand why Douglas
$ 3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold
their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of
greater intrinsic value than any other $3.50
shoe on the market to-day.
W. L. Oou&his Sirorg Mado Shoos fos
Mon, $2.00. Boys’ School *
Dross Shoes,$2.BO, $2, $1.76,$1.BO
CAUTION .—Insist upon having W.L.Doug¬
las shoesi Take no substitute. None genuine
without his name and price stamped on bottom.
WANTED. A shoe dealer in every town where
W. L. Douglas Shoes are not sold. Full line or
samples sent free for inspection upon request.
fast Color Eyelets used; they will not wear brassy .
Write for Illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles.
W. D. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
HIS CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS.
Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
i Beat Cough Syrup.
in time. 8old by druggists.
ON SUM PTION
MM' 7 /
The Peoples Ad^ocat
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‘THU LOVE 07 OOUHTHY ©mDES.’
VOL XIV.
COLUMBIANA. ALA., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23.1905
NO. 25
KIKANT
m
REMOVAL
SALE!
Columbiana Mercantile Co. ’s
$50,000 stock has been placed
in the hands of the Ameri¬
can Salvage Company to be
sold in ten days’ time, be¬
ginning Wednesday, Novem¬
ber 22nd, at 9 a. m., sharp.
The $50,000.00 Stock gf the
COLUMBIANA MERCANTILE COMPANY
Has been placed in the hands of THE AMERICAN SALVAGE CO. to be sold in ten day’s time. The doors are closed Monday
and Tuesday and will not open until Wednesday, November 22 nd, at 9:00 o’clock sharp
Columbiana’s largest, best
and most dependable stock
at the mercy of the people
for ten days, beginning Wed¬
nesday, Nov. 22nd at 9 a. m.
A safe without a parallel in the memory of man or woman. $50,000 worth of dependable Dry Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware must be sold in TEN DAYS’ TIME,
regardless qf the cost gf the raw material.
Y-d- iyr « fvTp.l q We challenge competition here and everywhere to produce such matchless bargains; to equal the offerings of this occasion. This challenge will never be met—all prices we quote for
JLL © V CJLU tl© this marvelous sale are below factory cost—nothing reserved—our entire stock of clean up-to-date stylish merchandise is at your mercy for ten days, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 22.
It will pay you to come a hundred miles to attend this sale,
est sacrificing sale of the age.
The American Salvage Co. Shows No Mercy to Cost Prices!
No matter how much you may expect, no matter how cheap these standard goods appear in print, the values you will find will be greater. Use good common sense with which nature has endowed you. Come
and see with your own ey£s and be convinced.
The American Salvage Company guarantees every statement herein made to be bona fide and just as represented. Thousands upon thousands of dollars will be lost by this firm, but the stock must be sold in
TEN DAYS, beginning Wednesday, November 22nd, at 9 a. m.
Ladies’ Ready-to
Wear Department
Involving thousands upon thousands
of dollars’ worth of dependable, up-to-
the-hour styles for women.
100 ladies’ shifts in all colors and
'styles for dress or walking pur¬
poses, beautifully plaited in the
latest way, regular values up to
$8.00. Sale
Price . 3.48
Another lot of elegant skirts in vari¬
ous shades that can’t be bought in
all this land under $4.00 each.
Sacrifice
Price .. .... . 1.88
150 ladies’ skirts, regular values up
to $3, in blues, grays and blacks as
long as they last.
Sacrificing Price ... a .28
50 ladies’ new style cravenettes, in all
colors, worth $12.50.
In this sale . 6 48
One lot of strictly swell ladies’ long
coat jackets, regular values up to
$15. Sacrificing
Price. 8.98
Over 50 long coat jackets, in light
shades, strictly swell, worth $12.50.
In this
Sale . 6.98
One lot of light blue Kersey jackets
that formerly sold at $5.00. Sac¬
rifice
Price. 2.48
250 very sivell jackets in a grand as¬
sortment at $1.G8, $1.98, $2.98, and
$3.58.
50 children’s box coats and reefers,
worth $2.50, Sacrific¬
ing Price. a.as
One big lot of misses’ jackets, regular
values up to $6.00.
Sale Price .’... . 2.48
And hundreds of others in propor¬
tion.
Sensational Sale
of Men’s Pants
200 pairs of men’s pants made of all
wool filled jeans, regular value $1.25,
American Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .... 890
150 pairs of good working pants,
worth $1.50, American Salvage Co.’s
Sale
Price . 980
212 pairs of men’s fine dress pants,
nice, neat patterns, actual values
• up to $2.50,
Sale Price ...... f .48
119 pairs fine dress worsted pants,
cut the latest way, made of import¬
ed fabrics, regular values up to $5,
American Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .... 2.48
Sensational Sale
of Boys’ Knee
Suits and Pants
One big lot of boys’ knee pants, all
sizes, regular values 50 cents.
Sale
Price. . 230
One lot boys’ nice knee suits, made
of good cheviot, regular values up
to $1.75, ’
Sale Price .... . 970
212 boys’ suits, made of splendid qual¬
ity fabrics, strongly sewed, all ages
from 4 to 16 years, regular values
$2.50,
Sale Price .... a .38
145 boys’ extra fine quality knee
suits, handsome range of patterns,
regular values up to
$5, Sale Price. 2 49
Men’s Clothing at
Sensational Prices
We show no mercy to prices in this
department; hence, the prices quoted
here will bring hundreds of customers
for unites around.
1.00 men’s black clay worsted, silk lined
suits. Others ask $10 for them, our
regular price $7.50, American Sal¬
vage Company’s
Sale Price. 3.98
200 men’s fancy mixed and black suits
in a beautiful range of colors, splen¬
didly tailored, regular values $10,
American Salvage Co.
Sale Price. 4.98
175 Suits, regular values $15, compris¬
ing a grand assortment of black,
blue and fancy cheviots at unmerci¬
fully sacrificing prices, American
Salvage Co.’s
Sale Price. 8.98
The American Salvage Co.
has complete charge and
must close out this stock in
ten days’ time, beginning
Wednesday, November 22d,
at 9:00 a. m.
Sensational Sale
of Men’s Hats
One great lot of strictly up-to-date
felt hats in nic.e shapes that you
will pay anywhere else $2 for.
Sale
Price. 980
Our entire line of elegant Knoxall
hats, in all shades and shapes,
which are the standard the world over
at $2, $2.50 and $3,
Sale Price. a. 68
America Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .
a 20
Men’s Furnishing
Goods at Sen¬
sational Prices
Lowest prices ever quoted in the
State of Alabama.
200 dozen men’s fine white and col
ored bordered handkerchiefs, always
sell at 10c each,
Sale Price . 40
150 dozen men’s handkerchiefs, actual¬
ly worth 21 l-2c.
Sale Price. 50
200 dozen boys’ suspen¬
ders, Sale Price ... 30
Men’s suspenders, wortl
15c, Sale Price .... 90
Mens suspenders, worth 25 cents.
Sale
Price .. a 90
Men’s Guyot suspenders, sell round
the world 25c,
Sale Price . a50
65 dozen men’s heavy undershirts and
drawers, sell for 50c,
Sale Price. 240
100 dozen men’s percale and madras
shirts, worth 75c, go
in this sale at. 390
SHOES!
SHOES!!
SHOES!!!
For men and women and children
at less than factory cost. The Ameri¬
can Salvage Co. has cut to the bottom
in this department.
225 pairs of ladies’ nice Sunday shoes,
several different sizes, regular
values $1.50,
Sale Price. 970
500 pairs ladies’ elegant quality vici
kid shoes, regular values up to $2
* a pair.
Sale Price -. a .23
300 pairs of extra fine hand turned
ladies’ shoes, made of best grade
vici and patent kid, regular values
$2.50 and $3 a pair,
Sale Price. .58
200 pairs standard made shoes, reg¬
ular values up to
$3.50, Sale Price ... a 98
300 pairs ladies’ shoes, America's
strictly ultra styles, regular price
? 4 ’ 00 ’ -
. Sale Price. a • e is
200 pairs Hill City brogans, worth
$1.25 a pair.
Sale Price. 9 60
200 pairs of men’s satin calf shoes,
regular values $2,
Sale Price_ .... S • 29
200 pairs of men's elegant high-grade
shoes, regular values
$2.00, Sale Price .. o .98
250 pairs of sample shoes, ranging in
values up to $3, in
this great Sale .... a .23
Sensational Sale
of Outings
100 pieces of outing in all colors, sells
everywhere at 6c per
yai’d. Sale Price .... 3 3-40
50 pieces fleece flannelette in all col¬
ors, worth wholesale 10 cents per
yard, _ ,
Sale Price . 6 "f -20
100 pieces of the very, heaviest and
best outings made, sold for 12 l-2c,
Sale Price,
a yard. 80
Children’s union suits,
worth 50c, this sale
27c
Dress Goods in all
wanted styles at
Sensational Prices
Double width worsted in all colors,
worth 25c per yard, American Sai-
Vag<5 C ° ’ S «
Sale Price. s
50 pieces cassimere, in all colors,
worth 35c per yard, American Sal¬
vage Co.’s
Sale Price ■ • • . a 90
25 pieces voiles and panama cloth,
values up to 85c per yard, American
Salvage Co.’s
Sale Price. 470
25 pieces cotton panama cloth, some¬
thing new, worth 25c per yard.
Table Linens
and Towels at
Sensational Prices
One lot of towels,
worth 10c, go at .. . 40
One lot of splendid huck towels,
worth 20c,
Go at . .I. a H30
25 pieces of toweling, best grade, in
this sale,.
yard. .. 4 a -20
Turkey red and unbleached damask,
selling regularly at 40 cents per
yard.
Sale Price. £ 2a0
6S-inch bleached damask, worth 60c
per yard.
Sacrifice Sale. 370
72-inch bleached satin damask, worth
$1 per yard, beautiful quality,
Sacrifice
Price. 590
Hosiery at
Sensational Prices
200 dozen pairs men’s and women’s
hose, in black and grays, worth 10c
a pair,
Sale Price .... 4-0
190 dozen women’s and misses’ hose,
x worth 15c a pair,
Sale Price . 7c
160 dozen men’s black tan and fancy
hose, worth 20c a
pair. Sale Price .... 9e
150 dozen ladies’ and men’s elegant
quality imported hose, black and
fancy shades, regular values 35c a
Pair,’
Sale Price. 1 ©C
Ladies’& Children’s
Underwear at
Sensational Prices
65 dozen ladies’ heavy fleece lined,
ribbed vests and pants, worth
40c, this
Sale. 21C
10 dozen ladies’ union suits, worth
75 cents.
This Sale. 44C
Embroideries
and Laces at
Ridiculous Prices
3,000 yards of Embroideries, worth
8 cents,
Sale Price .... 3c
5,000 yards of Embroideries, worth
12 l-2c', dainty patterns, good widths,
Sale
Price. y 1 -2C
One good lot of extra wide embroid¬
eries, cambric or Swiss, regular
values 25c per yard.
Sale Price, per yard. 12 1 "2
5,000 yards of torchon or val. laces,
worth 10c, Sale
Price, per yard .... 5c
Staple Department
at Absolute Loss
20,000 yards of standard dress cali¬
coes, in indigo blues, silver grays,
and turkey reds, positively worth 7c
per yard,
Sale Price. 4 1-2c
1,000 yards of nice, soft
bleaching, sale price 5c
2,000 yards of 36-inch standard brand
bleaching, sells at 10c per yard,
This sale.
Per yard . 6 1 2c
20,000 yards of standard ginghams,
worth 7 l-2c per
yard. Sale Price 5c
25 pieces of cotton flannel, worth 8c
per yard,.
Sale Price . .. 6c
35 pieces of the very heaviest grade
of cotton flannel, regular values up
to 12c per yard, sale
price, per yard.... 8 C
Good 10c values in mattress ticking,
Sale
Price . Q 1 -2C
20 pieces of good feather ticking,
worth 15c,
Sale Price . 1 OC
50 pieces of good heavy cotton checks,
worth 10c, this sale,
per yard. 6 3'4C
Notion Dept.-Lowest Prices
in Hisiory ot Merchandising
Standard grade spool
cotton, per spool ... 2 C
Hooks and eyes, black and white,
worth 5c,
go at. C
Paper of pins
go at . | C
Best brass pins, worth
5c, Sale Price. 3c
Pearl shirt and dress buttons, all
sizes, worth 10c,
This Sale. • • 4c
One big lot of feather stitched braid,
worth 10c,
This Sale. 3c
200 dozen ladies’ handkerchiefs, worth
5 cents.
This Sale . 2c
One lot of ladies’ belts, worth 35
cents,
This Sale ... . 10c
Sensational Sale ol
Mattings in All Colors
25 rolls of matting that always sells
at 18c per yard,
Sacrifice Price .... jj ^ 1 '2
Another lot, selling regularly up to
35c per yard.
Sacrifice Price .... 22c
Sensational Sale
of Furniture
50 oak beds, regular values $3.00 and
$4.00,
Sacrifice Price- 2.18
25 oak beds, nicely carved, splendid
quality at $5,
Sacrifice Price .... 2.9©
A limited lot of golden oak bed-room
suits, worth $25,
This Sale. 14.98
A limited lot of dressers, regular
values up to $10,
Sale Price. 5«©8
One lot of best folding bed springs,
worth $2.00,
Sale Price . 1.0©
All other kinds of furniture, too nu¬
merous to mention, reduced propor¬
tionately.
Buggies to be Sacrficed
by American Salvage Co.
Splendid run about buggies, worth
$42.50,
Sale Price. 20.48
Another lot of nice top buggies, stand¬
ard values at $55, _ _
Sale Price. 44.48
Rook Hill buggies, standard the world
over at $70,00, __ _ /*
Sale Price . 57.48
Studebaker’s wagons at the lowest
prices ever heard of in this section.
Groceries at
Sensational Prices
1,000 pounds of good green coffee, to
go on in this sale
at, per pound .. .. lOc
Grapevine mint, worth 50c per pound
in this
Sale . . 38c
And thousands of other kinds ot
groceries to go likewise.
Sensational Sale
of Comforts
and Blankets
75c and 85c blankets and com¬
forts,
Sale Price . 49c
125 blankets, worth
$1-50,
Sale Price. ©9C
50 splendid heavy comforts and blank¬
ets, white and gray, worth $2.00,
Sale
Price. 1 .39
100 fine wool blankets, worth $4.00
and $4.50,
Sale Price . 2.79
Sensational Sale
of Rugs
200 rugs that always sell at $1.25, nice
new patterns,
Sacrificing Price.. .. ©oC
68 rugs, splendid quality, beautiful de¬
sign, regular values up to $2.25,
Sacrifice
Price. 94C
Extra large, handsome Axmlnstsr
rugs, regular values up to $7.00,
Sale _ *9 0
Price. « / ©
One full lb. package
of soda.•
One full lb. package of
mer Soda,
Sacrificing Price ...
Briton snuff, Hot Scotch
10c size, in this sale,
per box . •
Arbuckle & Co.’s best
coffee in this sale ..
3 1 *2c
Arm & Ham-
4 11c
and Garnett,
! 25 pounds best Y-C
sugar at .
18 pounds of standard
granulated sugar at .
Sensational Sale
of Ribbons
and Millinery
No. 5 all satin ribbons, sell at 6c per
yard ’
Sale Price. «5C
Regular 7 l-2c quality silk ribbon,
! ale dp
Price .. ^D
Regular 12 l-2c quality of silk and
satin ribbons, good
widths. Sale Price .. 7 G
200 ladies’ walking and trimmed hats,
regular values up to
$1.50, Sale Price - 6SC
200 strictly swell ladies’ trimmed hats,
regular values up to
$4.00, Sale Price- 1.9©
100 dozen ladies’ handkerchiefs,
worth 10c, -
Sale Price. C
100 dozen ladies’ embroidered hand¬
kerchiefs, worth 15c,
Sale Price. 7C
150 dozen ladies’ embroidered hand¬
kerchiefs, handsome quality, worth
25 cents, . ^
Sale Price. 1 fiC
All goods to be just as represented, all purchases made during this sale not proving
satisfactory will be exchanged or money refunded. This stock must be closed out in
ten days’ time, therefore the purchasing power of your dollar is doubled at
Columbiana Mercantile Co.’s Store, Columbiana, Alabama
Beginning Wednesday, November 22d, at 9:00 a. m. under the auspices of
THE AMERICAN SALVAGE COMPANY.
mark the date
AND
mark it well
Let [Nothing Keep
You Away
_
T HE- :-PEOPLE’S-AD Y OC ATE.
1'ublished-:- Every - Thursday
J. P. NORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One copy one year, i t t t $1.00
One copy six months, t i { t .50
One copy three months, t t ; 25
Entff-ri at the postoflice at-Columbi¬
ana. Aia., as second-class mail matter
Columbiana, Nov. 23 1905.
Telephone No 20.
Good Roads.
When the Sentinel is knocked out,
by the facts, it plays the baby act
and laughs and tries to make the
people believe’ that all that has
been in the Sentinel about bad
roade is a joke. The fact is that
the editor of the Sentinel is so full
of prejudice that he can’t see any¬
thing good unless it comes through
ajderaocratic channel. The splendid
roads we have in this county now
Mere not built by a Democratic
Administration, and therefore they
are no good. The steeie bridges
that have been built are no good
because they were not built under
a Democratic Administration. The
magnificent new jail was not built
under Democratic Administration
and is therefore no good. The
splendid court house now under
construction is not being built by
a Democratic Administration and
is therefore no good.
The Sentinel in speaking of the
interview with Mr, Robertson in
reference to the road from Wilson-
viile to Harpersville says that “en
vironment disqualifies him,” that
may be true from the Sentinel’s
standpoint. Mr. Robertson’s as¬
sociates are honest upright men,
and that probably disqualifies him
from giving testimony for a
democratic organ. As to the
statement made by Messrs. Long¬
shore and Harrison the Sentinel
says “the statement,however,places
two ol’ the gentlemen in a most
rediculous light.” That may
also be true from the Sentinel’s
standpoint, for its editor is so
little acquainted with the truth
that when spread out before him
the hair k>u his head stands out
like the fretful porcupine and
makes him see Ilob Goblins at
night. If the editor of the Senti¬
nel don’t know any more about
roads than lie does about the truth
(and we don’t think he does,)
he couldn’t tell a hole in the ground
from a sugar ditch, the fact is he
wouldn’t be allowed to testify
■At all.
Cotton Meeting 1 Called.
• W. IT. Seymore, President of the
Alabama Division of the Southern
Cotton Association, has issued a
call for a meeting to be held in
the city of Montgomery Thursday,
Nov. 30th, The following is the
call:
"To the County Presidents and
Secretaries of the Alabama
Division of the Southern Cot¬
ton Association, and all others
interested :
"For the purpose of devising
ways and means by which more
effective prosecution of the work
of the Southern Cotton Associa¬
tion may be carried on, I hereby
cal! a meeting to be held on No
Vernber 30th at Montgomery, Ala.
All county presidents and secre¬
taries are especially urged to be
present, and all friends of the
movement who desire to attend will
be welcome.
“President Harvie Jordan will
be present and will speak on the
conditions that now obtain and
especially on 15 cent cotton.. It
is probable that E D. Smith, Field
Agent of the Association, will also
be there.
“It is expected that arrange
nients will be made by which
reduced rates will be given on all
railroads in the state to those in
attendance. Should, however, re
duced retes not be on at all points,
it is suggested that at such places
receipts be taken for money paid
for tickets.
“We have reached the stage
where it behooves every county
official to make sacrifices in order
to be present. The fight is a long
hard one, but we are going to win.
“W. H. Seymouk,
“President Alabama Division.”
We believe that the farmers will
get 15 cents for their cotton before
thirty days longer.
Pay your poll tax now and don’t
wait until the last minute. This
is important and should not be
ovr rlooked.
President TIarvie Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, lias
done more for the farmers in the
way of getting a better price for
their cotton than any one man,
and he has about >■ ecoin i dished
what be started out to do, and that
is- to held cotton for 15' cents.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Of the Protestant Methodist
Church Holds Meeting at
Union.
The Alabama Annual Conference of
the Protestant Methoefist church was
belli at Union on Nov. t)th-12th. The
session was well attended, and the
work in hand shows that the work is
growing and prospering in Alabama.
There was a number of new churches
represented and a general upward
tread in all lines, and the work in
Shelby county is in a healthful con¬
dition.
At the previous session of the Ala¬
bama Conference Rev. J. P Morgan
was elected President, the only other
party in the race being Rev. J. T.
Howell, at Ft. Deposit. Then Howell
proposed to divide the conference,
cutting off certain churches to form
the South Alabama Confererence. The
motion was laid on the table, then he
proposed to have the question sub¬
mitted to the various churches of the
slate. This was done, and upon cast¬
ing up the vote, the Conference found
that there was more than three times
as many against it as for it, and the
matter was declared lost. Revs. T.
Howell, J. E. Chapman, M. W. Gaunt,
Geo. Jones and C. D. Messer had de¬
clared that a diversion must occur,
and it was understood that they pro¬
posed to secede if the conference was
not divided. In accordance therewith
they withdrew. But only the char¬
acter of Messrs. Chapman and Gaunt
had passed, tiiose of Howell and Jones
did not pass. The Conference struck
off the roll the names of Messrs.
Gaunt, Chapman and Messer, and
ordered the President to mail the
other two, Jones and Howell.
The past Administration of Presi¬
dent Morgan was endorsed and he
was re-elected without opposition.
Rev. J. E. Sampley was elected Secre¬
tary without opposition and G. G-
Adcock was -elected Conference
Stewart.
The seale of condemnation was set
on the Methodist Protestant Tele¬
phone, and it was characterized as
unconstitutional and disloyal. The
paper is published by J. T. Howell at
Ft. Deposit.
Tiie Conference was visited by Dr.
Barrieu, of New York, and Dr. Tor-
lueis, of the Seminary, Westneiu
Ster. Md. Both made strong speeches
and preached excellent sermons.
Rev. E. W. Holland, recently from
Kentuckey, joined the Conference
and was assigned to Montgomery
Station. There was four ordinations
Sunday after a sermon by Dr. Berriev.
They were Revs. W. G, McDaniel, S.
II. Lynch, W. C. Conner, T. C. Casa-
day. The closing Sunday night
service was conducted by President
Morgan, and a number came forward
to signify their intention of a better
life. The next session of the Confer¬
ence will be held at Troy on Wednes¬
day before the second Sunday in
November, 1908.
The following is the plan of ap¬
pointment;
Montgomery, E. W. Holland; Pleas¬
ant Grove, to be supplied; Montgom¬
ery Circuit, W. R. Evans; Lowndes,
to be supplied; Union, J. P. Morgan;
Dallas, to be supplied; Pike, S. II.
Lynch; Lee, E.W. Bell; Macon T. C.
Cassiday; Coosa, J. T. Fielding;
Tuscaloosa, W. D. Stewart; Betber,
VV. C. Connov; Evergreen to be sup¬
plied; Clanton, T. J. Ledbetter; Chil¬
ton, F. A. Gibson; Shelby and Talla¬
dega, VV. D. McDaniel; Jefferson, M.
Barnett, assistant, W. A. Lynch;
Wilcox, M. L. Lilef; Clayton, Troy,
Ozark and Echo, J. E. Sampley;
Dundee, J. L. Canterberry ; Clark, A.
V. Jones; Georgians, J. W. Gibson,
T. M. McGraw, assistant; Cullman,
R. C, Sayp, Sup.; Repton, J. R. Craw¬
ford; Charter Oak, Miss., W. M. Peed,
Sup.; St. Clair, to be supplied; Cov¬
ington, -T. M. McGraw; Cullman,
Thomas Powell; Blount, J. A. Thomas,
Supr.; Spring Hill, S. O. Townsend;
Putman, S. D. Luker, Sup.; J. P.O.
Wilkerson, Cotif. Evangelist; W. G.
Wathison, left without work by bis
request.
DsrgSn-
Health of community good at this
writin g.
Rev. J. T. Black tilled his regular t
appointment here Sunday afternoon.
Dock Lyons of tile U. A N. R. R.
visited homefolks Saturday.
W. ;E. Harrison, of Columbiana,
passed through here Saturday.
Miss Annie Leonard, of Talladega
county, is visiting relatives here.
G. W. Littleton went to Chiiton
county Saturday to move bis son to
our town. We welcome them to our
midst.
Mack Willis, of beat 2, has moved to
our community.
H, B. Nabors and A. W. Marcus
went to Ocampo one day last week
after lumber.
VV. II. Lyon went to Spring Junc¬
tion and Shelby Springs last Friday.
J. d. Striptin, of Dogwood, passed
through our town one day last week.
Several of our people attend the
Farmers Union at Campbranoh Satur¬
day.
Neal Sears, of Birmingham, visited
II. B. Nabors Sunday.
II. Pearson, of Farmer, was in our
town Sunday.
W. T. Crumpton, of the Kingdom,
passed through our town Monday on
his way to Birmingham.
Buffalo Bill.
if W SATURDAIInto 111
- HOLM OPEKING -
AT TEE IE
Piano to be Given Away.
With each One Dollar purchase you will get a ticket on this Piano.
We cordially invite you and your friends to attend OUR GRAND HOLIDAY OPENING on the
above date. Our entire line of Holiday Goods will be on exhibition on this date and we assert that it
is the most complete assortment that will be seen here this year. Our stock offers every advantage
that appeals to the economical Holiday buyer. We give here a mere outline of our stock :
Son Lost Mother.
“Consumption runs in -our family,
and through it I lost my mother,”
writes E. B, Reid, of Harmony, Me.
“For tiie past five'years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
I have taken Dr. King’s New Dis¬
covery for Consumption, which has
saved me from serious lung trouble.”
His mother’s deatti was a sad loss for
Mr. Reid, but. lie learned that lung
trouble must not be neglected and
how to cure it. Quickest relief for
coughs and colds. Price50c and $1.00;
guaranteed at the City Drug Store.
Dogwood-
As nothing has appeal’d from this
quiet little village for some, time, I
will report its happenings.
J. D. Stripling and two daughters,
Misses Leila and Bertha, and Miss
Edna Harrison visited Columbiana
last Thursday.
W. B. Harrison anil family, of
Columbiana, visited relatives here
last week.
Rev. John A. May preached his last
sermon for the conference year last
Sunday. Bro. May is in high favor
with his people here who are hoping
for his return.
Little George, son of Oscar Harri¬
son, died last week. He was sick only
a few hours.
Rev. S. P, West, of Birmingham,
preached a very forcible Sermon at
the Methodist church Sunday night.
Toni Ozley tell from the top of a
house Saturday breaking his leg and
otherwise shocking himself. Miss
Bessie Henson was also hurt by a fall
on the same day.
D. M. Smith, of Nelson, visited liis
son here Monday.
Dogwood school is progressing
nicely under the management of John
M. Dye.
We have a debating society orga¬
nized now. This is a good move, so
let the young people take hold *of this
work, as it can be made productive of
much good.
Hugo.
When you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no griping or other unpleas¬
ant effect. Sold by Williams Bros.
NOTICE!
To delinquent subscribers:
Come in and pay what you owe
the Advocate between now and
January 1st. It takes money and
hard work to run a newspaper, and
we kindly ask those who are
delinquent to come forward as we
need the money.
T H E
Eva Bartlett Macey Company
The worst about convincing a
woman you love her is when yon
have to live up to it.
FOR CHILDREN:
Toys, Dolls, Horns,
Toy Stoves, Balls, Banks,
Rattles, Toy Guns, Tools,
Games, Watches,
Automobiles.
FOR MEN:
Shaving Sets, Toilet Sets,
Coliar and Cuff Boxes,
Cigar Cases, Smoking Sets,
Fonntain Pins, Necktie
Boxes, Match Boxes,
Military Sets.
FOR |_ADIES :
Vases, Books, Stationery,
Fancy China, Manaeure
Goods. Albums, Mirrors,
• Cut Glass, Hand Bags,
Candelabra, Rings,
Lamps, Pictures,
Atumizers, iinlet
| Sets, Perfumes.
In the abovc.we have only mentioned a very few articles and we invite you to come and examine
for youi’St If and be convinced. 1
GOODS WILL BE LAID AWAY.
Goods on wlfifeh you make a small payment will he laid aside for you, and purchases made here for
out of town friends will be carefully packed and shipped at your request. Gifts for friends in
town will be delivered at any time you desire.
HOT DRINKS FREE Our hot soda outfit is in full operation, and delicious
hot drinks Ji all kinds will be served to the Ladies and Children FREE on that day. The
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J. I. ABERCROMBIE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Columbiana, Ala.
Office in rear of Post Office.
(t. p>. walker.
Attorney and Councellor
— At-Law, —
Office Liles Building
COLUMBIANA, ALA.
JAMES KAY,
-1 ATTORNEY AT LAW,-
Office Bank Building.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
J. L. PETERS,
Attorney at-law and
Solicitor in Chancery.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
String Bandjwill furnish music from 8:00 P. M. ’til 10:00 P. M. at night. Come and receive
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A Disasterous Calamity.
It is a disasterous calamity when
you lose your health, because indiges¬
tion and constipation have snapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
build up your digestive organs, and
cure headache dizziness.eolic.cnlist ipa-
tion, etc. Guaranteed at tiie City
Drug Store; 25c.
few Bethesada.
Will Foster, of Chilton county, was
in the community Thursday.
Rev. I. J. Davis filled his appoint¬
ment at Center Hill Sunday.
Will Davis was the guest of Miss
Jane Howell Saturday night.
Misses Ada and Emma Davis spent
Sunday with Mrs. M. J. Foster.
M. M. Howell and family spent
Sunday with Isaac Howell and family.
Misses Mary and Naney Davis spent
Saturday and Sunday with parley
Davis and family near Wilsonville.
Extra Girl.
Herb. W. Edwards Injured.
Herb. W. Edwards, of Des Moins,
Iowa, got a fall on an icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and
Bruising his knees. “The next day’
he says, “they were so sore and stiff I
was afraid 1 would have to stay in
bed, hut rubbed them well with
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a
few applications all soreness had
disappeared.” For sale by Williams
Bros.
hearty cord id welcome.
fi cm k
There Is Money In
Growing Ginseng.
Prof. Howard, of the Missouri State Agricultural College says:
“I advise American farmers to cultivate Ginseng. Big profits are
realized. It is a hardy plant and is easily grown.”—A bulletin
issued by the Pensylvanin State College in part says: “The sup¬
ply of native Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing, and price per
pound is correspondingly increasing, while the constant demand
for tiie drug ip Oh inn stands as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng in the future.”—Council General Rublee, of Hong Kong,
says in the U. S. Consulor reports: “The sale of Ginseng root
Grown in America is very large here, and the demand is so great
that much more could be disposed of advantageously. The root
is as jndispensible to the four-hundred million Chinese as their
rice.”
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same as corn, wheat and
cotton. The present market price varies from $6 00 to $*8 50 per
pound, - bile the cost of producing is less than $1.50. It is easy
to grow and requires very little ground. An acre of matured
Ginsing is worth $-10,000. There is room in one’s garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth each year. The plant thrives
throughout the United States and Canada in any soil or climate
that will grow garden vegetables. We sell roots and seeds
for planting purposes and can show you how to make money grow¬
ing Ginseng. There are two planting seasons, spring and fall.
With each order we give full instructions how to plant and care
for the garden. You can get a good start in this business for a
small outlay and soon have a nice income. Send two cent stamp
today for literature telling about this wonderful industry.
BUCKINGHAM’S GINSENG GARDEN
Growers and Exporters
ZANESVILLE, OHIO.
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Proprietors.
MILNER & EVANS,
LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE
Columbiana, Alabama.
Final Settlement.
State of Alabama, Shelby County,
Probate Court, 10th day of November,
1905.
Estate of Bridget Keefe.
This (lay came Dennis Keefe
Administrator of the. estate of
Bridget Keefe and filed his
account, vouchers, evidences and
statement for settlement of the same.
It is ordered that the 4th day of
December, 1905, be appointed a day
for making such settlement at which
time all parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. Longshouk,
Judge of Probate.
Estray Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
following estray was taken up by
Chas. Dunnaway on the 13th day of
November, 1905, to-wit: One dark
bay mare, six or seven years old, 15
hands high, white hind feet, shod all
round, foretop cut, indefinite mark on
right shoulder supposed to be a
brand.
The proceedings were had before
J.E. Ruffin, Justice of the Peace,
Helena, Ala.
Given under my hand thi#-20tli day
of November, 1905,
A. P. LONGSHORE,
Judge of Probate.
T. T. ASHFORD, President.
GEO. COBB, Secretary.
irmingham Paint & Glass Go.
SASH,
DOORS,
BLINDS,
Mirrors,
BENT GLASS,
Window glass.
jrXOUS6 Paints, Roof Paints,
SFiingTe Stains.
Sash and Boors of Every Size.
Mantels and Grates.
Floor and Furniture Stains to Imitate any Wood,
Heavy Front Door Glass in Nice Designs, Cold Water
Faint that won’t rub off, Enamels, Varnishes and Brushes
for every use.
Write us. AVe want to get acquainted with you. Largest handlers in
' the State of Plate Window and Skylight Glass, White Lead and Linseed Oil.
2016 & 2018 Third Ave.,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
COLUMBIANA SAVINGS BANK,
LOCATED AT COLUMBIANA, ALA.,
At the Close ot Business Oct. 7, 1905.
Man’s Unreasonableness
is often as great as woman’s. But
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr. of the “Repub¬
lican,” at Leavenworth, Xnd., was not
unreasonable when be refused to
allow the doctors to operate on his
wife for female trouble. “Instead” he
says “we concluded to try Electrict
Bitters. My wife was then so sick
she could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5) physicians bad failed to re¬
lieve her After taking Electric bit¬
ters she was perfectly cured, and can
now perform all her household du¬
ties.” Guaranteed by tiie City Drug
Store, price 50 cts.
Less Than One Fare for Round Trip to
AAKANSAS, OKLAHOMA. INDIAN “TERRITORY,
TEXAS, KANSAS, NEW MEXICO
On Sale November 21st, December 5tli and 19th.
Low Christmas Holiday. Rates.
For Information and Literature write
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts.$44,750.71
Overdrafts. 484.65]
Banking House . 5,000.00]
Furniture and Fixtures_ 2,000.00]
Other Real Estate . 3000.00,
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in this State ....... 12727.61:
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers in other States. 5055.42]
Currency. 0101.00
Gold. 2045.00
Silver, Nickels and Pennies.. 1598.89!
Checks and Cash Items. 4490.38
Total... $87,259.66]!
LIABILITIES.
‘Capital Stock Paid in. $20,000.00
Undi vided Profits, less Cur¬
rent Expenses and Tax¬
es Paid. 2578.66
[individual Deposits subject
to Check.,. 89531.25
(Savings Deposits. . 918.81
Interest Bearing Deposits 1350.00
iCashier’s Checks. 84.69
Notes & Bills Rediscounted 14,296.25
(Bills Payable. 8,500.00
Total. $87,256 66
-AT THE-
CoIIege Half
Thursday Night, Nov. 23.
When You Have a Bad Cold
You want a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want a remedy that will re¬
lieve the lungs and keep expectora¬
tion easy.
You want a remedy that will
counteract any tendency towards
pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleas¬
ant and safe to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets
all of these requirements and for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad
colds stands without a peer. For
sale by Williams Bros,
J. W. GANN, C. P. A.,
Birmingham, Ala.
J. N. CORNATZAR, AGP. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Cough Remedy
The Children’s Favorite
—CURES—
Coughs, Colds, Croup and
Whooping Cough.
This remody is famous for its cures over
alurgo part of the civilized world. It can
always be depended upon. It contains no
opium Or other harmful drug and may be
given ns confidently to a baby as to an adult
Price 25 cts; Larg-e Size, 50 cts.
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Notice No. 29183.
Notice for Publication.
Department of the interior, land
j office at Montgomery Ala., Oct. 20th,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler lias filed
: notice of his intention to make final
! proof in support of his claim, and
i that,said proof .will be made before
; Clerk of Circuit Court at Columbiana,
i Ala., on Dec. 9, 1905, viz: Henry J
, Coshatt, Homestead enty No. 32628.
for the s half of ne qr, e half of nw qr.
] sec. 6, tp 18 s r 2 e.
j He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land.
viz:G.G. Davis, W, A. Richey, 11. J
: Gassaway, T. A. Adams, all of SterreU
! Ala.
Robert Barber.
Register.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Ctires Colds. Croup and Whooping Cough.
Notice of Application to Sell
Real Estate.
The State of Alabama, Shelby Co.
Probate Court, . Special Term, No¬
vember 13th. 1905.
Estate of Mary L. Mobs and Geo. P.
Moss, Minors.
This day came W. H. Moss, Guar¬
dian of said minors, and filed his ap¬
plication in due form and under oath,
praying for an order of sale of certain
lands described therein and belong¬
ing to said minors, for the purpose of
the maintenance and education of
said Illinois.
It is ordered that the 1st day of De¬
cember. 1905. be appointad a day for
I hearing such application at which
1 time all parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. LONGSHORE,
Judge of Probate.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
State of Alabama,
County of Shelby.
Before me came W. L. Farley, Cashier of Columbiana
Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank,
as shown by the books on file in said Bank.
W. L. FARLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of
October, 1905
W. W. WALLACE, Notary Public.
ATTEST; W. B. Browne, W. G. Parker, J. T. Leeper,
Directors.
Blacksmith and General Repair Shop. Horse Shoeing
a Specialty. Special Attention Given to Horses
With Deformed Feet, Try us and
be Convinced
Lecroy & Tinney,
Columbiana, Ala...
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Never resign yourself to suffer pain. Women’s
pains are curable. They are the sign of dangerous
conditions of the female organs, which should be
promptly attended to or dangerous results will follow.
TAKE
IT COMES TO WOMAN’S BELIEF
'whenever she suffers from cny of woman’s biting and weakening pr.ir.o.
it not only compels the pains to stop, but it follows up and drives out
the cause cf the pains, which prevents them from coming back,
it makes you well. Try u.
Sold everywhere in $1.00 bottles.
WRITS C3 A LETTER
freely and frankly, in strictest confid¬
ence, telling us all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice
(in plain sealed envelope), how to
cure the n. Address: Ladies’Advisory
Dept., Till Chattanooga. Medicine Co.,
Cliatiaryjoga, term.
“WITHOUT A PAM,”
wri.es Mary Slhelton, of Poplar
Bluff, Mo., “ I c..n do my housework,
although, before taking CARDUI, two
doctors had done me no good. I can
truthfully say I was cured by Cardui
1 want every suffering lady to know of
Uiis wonderful medicine.”
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hi •
ARE STILL IN BUSINESS.
’etiiey
visited relatives in the city Satur
-of-
day and Sunday.
E. B. Teague, of Birmingham,
All
Kind
Fine and
Fresh.
spent a few clays in the city Jhis
week with friends.
Miss Linnie Seale, of St. Augus-
The
lakers
Pride,
tine, Fla., is the guest.of her sister,
Mrs. J. AV. Harrell.
R. E, Bowdon and J. P. Patter-
The
Height
of Good Taste.
son, of Keystone, were in the city
Monday on business.
Gome Here First and
* You Will Go No Further.
SOLID YALUES THAT CANNOT SHRINK, ■ ■■
Ybiirs
& Bow
Claude Glenn has a position a t t
Ensley.
.J. M. C. Nolen, of Pelham, was
in town Monday.
L. S. Cross, of Caleis, was in
the city Tuesday.
J. A. Cates, of Wilton, wa« in
the city Saturday.
Mrs. L. C. Armstrong is having
her residence recovered.
Several of our friends are in the
city this week attending court.
W. R. Oliver, Esq., of Calera,
was in town Tuesday on businees.
Shelly Glazener, of Near Birm¬
ingham, visited relatives here this
week.
Miss Driscol Vincent, of Vin¬
cent, is the guest of Mrs. Jno. S.
Pitts.
County court convened Monday
with .Judge A. P. Longshore pre
siding.
Mies Janie Wallace spent Satur¬
day and Sunday at Klein with
relatives.
Dr. E. C. Parker, of Gulfport,
Miss., was in the city a short while
last Friday.
L. C. Roberts, of Birmingham,
spent a few days here .this week
with relatives.
Rev. C. G. Heard preached two
interesting sermons at the Baptist
church Sundav.
Mrs. Max Lefkovits and little
son, Alvin, spent Monday in
Bessemer with relatives.
W. A. Tallant and Mrs. H. C.
Moss, of Calera, spent Saturday
in the city with relatives,
Grover Liles, who has been in
St. Louis, Mo., for some time, is in
the city visiting relatives.
Mr. and. Mrs. Phillip Erliek
spent apart of Sunday and Monday
in Montevallo with friends.
THE-:-PEOPLE S-i-ADVOCATE
Telephone No. 2<i.
Social and Local News.
Work on the court house is
^progressing nicely.
Mrs. E. Porter left last week for
Piper, her future home.
W. N. Gilbert, of Quito, was in
town Friday on business.
J. M. Baldwin, of Shelby, was in
town a short while Friday.
Mrs. J. T. Cromwell visited
relatives in Bessemer last week.
Sheriff R. F. Cox was in Birm-
ngbam last Thursday on business.
Ed. Duran, of Birmingham, was
in the city Thursday on business.
Commissioner Pleasant Shaw, of
Ifclontevallo, was in the city Friday.
Mrs. II. M Roberts returned
last Thursday from a visit to
Oxford.
Mrs. H. W. Nelson visited re¬
latives in Montgomery last week
and this.
Sam Kendrick, of Montevallo,
was in town a short while last
Thursday.
Solicitor J. T. Leeper spent a
few days in Birmingham last week
with relatives and friends.
Sam Wallace, who has been sick
at the home of his mother at
Klein, visited relatives here last
week.
A nice entertainment is promised
by the Eva Bartlett Company at
the College Hall Thursday night
Nov. 23.
J. R. Dyke and wife moved
Wednesday of last week to the
residence vacated by H. E. Whita¬
ker on Peters street
Mrs. T. P. Roberts, of Oxford,
visited relatives in the city last
week and this.
Charlie Porter and B. J. Hol¬
combe, of Calera, were in the city
last Thursday.
Mrs. L. N. Bowdon, of Calera,
vieited relatives in the city Thurs¬
day and Friday.
S. A. Kendrick, of beat 8, was
^jn town Thursday’ and subscribed
for the Advocate.
Mrs. W. B Browne and children
’visited relatives in Birmingham
Saturday and Sunday.
H. E. Whitaker and family
L moved Wednesday of last week
instead of Monday as was stated
f in our last issue.
If you miss the Eva Bartlett
Macey Company at the College
Hall Thursday right, Nov. 23, you
will miss something good.
Supt. J. O. Dorough spent a few
days at Dunnavant last week with
his brother, J. H. Dorough, who
was quite sick with pneumonia.
J. D. Striplin and two daughters,
Misses Leila and Bertha, and Miss
Edna Harrison, of Dogwood,
spent last Thursday in the city.
Go out to the College Hall
to-night, 'Thursday, and witness
the play. If you miss this enter
tainment you will miss something
good.
T. R. Stephens and family, of
Wilsonviile, have moved to this
place and are occupying one of the
Elliott cottages on Peters street
recently vacated by J. R. Dyke.
Rev. Joseph Dunglinson, who
has been sick at the home of his
parents in Talladega with fever
for some time, spent Friday and
Saturday in the city with friends.
W. A. Abercrombie and wife
visited relatives in Birmingham
apart of last week and this.
W. P. Gilbert and family moved
Monday to the residence of J. L
Peters on North Main Street.
From the appearance of things
we think there will he a wedding
in town before many months.
K. LI. Davis, Jr., of beat 8, was
in town Monday and renewed his
subscription to the Advocate.
We are sorry to state that Dr.
T. G. Nelson is quite sick at the
home of his mother near here.
Osce Bird and Henry Chapman
were baptized at Shelby last
Friday night by Rev. Q. C. Heard.
James Evans and M. B. Varde
man, of Wilsonviile, were in the
city a short while Sunday after¬
noon.
Ben Johnson, while at the lire
Saturday night, had the misfor¬
tune to get two of fingers very
badly mashed.
James Albright, of Fourmile, was
among the visitors here Saturday,
and while here paid his subscrip
tion to the Advocate,
C. D. Davis, of Deleware, Ohio,
spent Saturday and Sunday in the
city with his brother, W. F Davis
Mr. Davis is a traveling salesman
out of Sr. Louis.
Rev. G. T. Harris, J R. White
and Rev J. G- Walker left Tues
day for Athens to attend the N'>rtll
Alabama Annual Conrerenee of
the Methodist church.
Stents frdrra Weldon.
Health of community good with
few exceptions.
Rev. AY. G. McDaniel filled his
regular appointment at Union Satur¬
day and Sunday.
J. E. Adams transacted business at
Vandiver and Bear Creek settlement
Wednesday last.
Lee and Ed Johnson,of near Sterrett,
attended divine worship at Union
Sunday. We saw a girl with a smile
a foot long on acconnt of the tatter
being down.
Our young people enjoyed a singing
at the residence of J. E. Adams
Saturday night. Justice and Mrs.
Adams always give the young people
a hearty welcome.
Jack Goodwin, of Sterrett, was
down on particular business one day
last week. Come again Jack.
Silas Gardner spent Saturday night
with his parents on Muddy Prong, but
Silas was at church Sunday night just
the same.
Lee Fowler and Mack Hughes, of
Coosa county, are visiting the family
of Rev. B. C. Hughes over in, Shaw-
town.
Mr. Birchfield, who lives with J. E.
Adams, had.the misfortune to fall off
the porch one night last week and
hurt nimself very badly.
D. W. Sharburt transacted busidess
down at Columbiana Monday.
Rev. W. G. McDaniel is teaching a
literary school at Union. AVe-wish for
Hie pastor muclr success in his under¬
taking.
J. B. Adams was the happy guest of
Miss Willie Gardner Sunday.
Dr. A. W. Ilorton, of Pelham, is
stopping in our community for a few
days. We are always glad to have the
Doctor in our midst.
There was to have been a singing at
S. VV. Shaw’s Sunday night, but owing
to the rain I am almost sure it was a
failure.
There is going to be another R.F.D.
route from Sterrett down through
here. We learn that there are a num¬
ber of applications for carrier and
a_iong them is his majesty, Wild Bill.
Bud McCullars was the happy guest
of Miss Alma Gardner Sunday as
usual.
Two of our young men looked like
they "were hen-pecked ‘Sunday from
some cause oi other. I use to look
that: way myself, and I sure can sym¬
pathize with them.
There is to be an all day singing,
and if it isn’t better than ir use to be,
no dinner on the ground,at Mt. Tabor
Sunday.
W. J. Sevveli and son, Walter, spent
Friday and Saturday in Birmingham
on business.
Miss Nettie Walton spent apart of
Sunday with her friend, Miss Clara
Shaw.
Prof. V. L. Spearman and family,
of Sylaoauga, have moved back to our
community. We weicome them into
our midst once more.
Oscar E. Walton was the happy
escort of Miss Nora Rasco Sunday
afternoon.
Mi x L. Snarbutt says lie was gener¬
al clerk and postmaster general at
Weldon for a few days last week.
J. li. Gipson, of Mississippi, arrived
iti ti e city Sunday. We are always
glad to see John as he and bis family
use to live here. He informs us that
lie is going to move bis' family back
to Sewells logging.
AV. J. Roper and family have moved
back to Sewell’s logging. ..There is a
preity little black headed girl thai
came with them that “catches” our
eye terribly.
C. P. Adams, the artist, is back at
bis old stand again, and is ready to
make your picture on short notice.
AVe learn that several of our young
folks have had a lot of work done here
of late.
Well, as Conference lias come and
gone and we got one more square
meale, and we slio does dread to have
to go to work.
Success to the Advocate and its
many readers and all the pretty
girls, Ha 1 Ha!
Wild Bill.
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The
Exact Thing Required
Constipation.
Fcr
“As a certain purgative and
stomach purifier- Chamberlain’s
Stomach and Liver Tablets
seem to . be the exact tiling
required, strong enongh for the most
robust, yet mild enough and safe for
children and without that terrible
griping so common to most purga¬
tives,” says R. S. AA r ebster & Co.,
Udora, Ontario,-Canada For sale by
A\ r illiams Bros.
Born, to Mr. and iAI rs. H. M.
Cowling at the residence of W. G.
Parker in this place on Nov. 16, a
fine boy.
W. E. Riddle has :n >ved his
family to Hus plan., and are oecnpv
ii g iii. ._ ..I. nue i ... .. >
kXuhpr A1 illstead,
C. B. Elliott and family, who
went out to Blackburn, La., last
fall, returned to Columbiana
Wednesday of last. week. Mr.
Elliott lias many friends in Colum¬
biana and Shelby county who
welcome him and his family back.
On the (iist page of the Advocate
will be found the large advertise¬
ment of the Columbian)! Mercan
tile Co Be sure and read it as
they are offering some big bar¬
gains.
AV. G. Brown, of East Saginaw,
has rented W. P. Gilbert’s resi¬
dence on East College street, and
will move there in a few days.
Mr. J. H. Farmer, of Ensley, and
Miss Fannie Nabors, of Near
Calera, were quietly married at the
Central Hotel Monday afternoon
by’ Judge A. P. Longshore.
“I Thank the Lord !”
cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark., “for the relief I got from Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve. It cured my
fearful running sores, which nothing
else would heal, and from which I had
suffered for live years.” it is a mar¬
velous healer for cuts, burns and
wounds. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
Has Just Received
Their Complete Outfit for Hot
Drinks of All Kinds During
the Winter Season.
COFFEE, HOT CHOCO¬
LATE, SOUPS and BOUIL¬
LONS will be served at all times
as well as all other delicious hot
drinks,
received
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And
every
article ia
guaran¬
teed.
This store has also just
a complete line of fine
Jewelry. Notice this cut.
Cott.g in—take a lock at a
beautiful display cf
JEWELRY
.; On the counter you will
iltso find catalog Ulus*
- .' 7 k testing
thousands
of useful
and
practical
Gems
a
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. dVit tna
v-ty best values
for your money
BUY HERE
THAT’S ALL
LATHAM & BIRD, Proprietors.
CohifhT3sidSe>s Sftle.
1 . ; y £ '■ .. ,Ji" i
Under and by virtue -o/v A rrirn:'
sion issued to me on the ft ?) day < f
November, 1905, by the Probate Cc in
of Shelby County, I -will recced c-
sell for cash in front of the . ur
House in Columbiana. Ala., on Mon
day,the 4th day of December. H.r.".
for distribution among the joint own¬
ers t hereof, to-wit: I.. E. 'Christian
Rosser Christian, A\ r . L. Christian amt
Walter Christian, the following de¬
scribed real estate,to-wit;
The se qr of sec. 3f, tp. 21. r 1 e. and
the sw qr and the s half of the se qr <;
see. 32, tp. 21, r 1 e, and the e half of
the ne qr of sec. 6, tp. 22, r 1 e, and Hie
n half of see. 5, tp. 22, r,l e.
W.W. WALLACE,
Commissioner.
Notice No. 26200. .
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior, land
office at Montgomery, Aia., October
30, 1905. .
Notice is hereby given that llie
following-named settler lias filed
notice of his intention to make fifing
proof in support of his claim,and tbat”
said proof will be made before CJerU ’
of Circuit Court, at Columbiana.-A!a.
on December 16.1905, viz: James M.
Allen, homestead entry No. 33970, I'm
the west half of sw qr of sec. 12. tp H
sofr2 w. He names the following
witnesses to prove his con-tin nous’
residence upon and cultivation of said-
land, viz:
Oscar Cox, Bridgeton, Ala., S. R
McClellan, Quito, Ala., A. J. E. < res- .
Quito, Ala., AV. E. Cross, Quito, A fa'.
ROBERT BARBER,
Rogistr r.
Mortgage Sale.
Underand by virtue of a rnorl gag-
executed to the undersigned In
Mamie B. Smith and Bryant, Siuill:
and recorded on page 203 of book N<
63 of records of mortgages in t hi
office of the Judge of Probate, oh,
Shelby county. I will proceed to>e‘l?'
on the 18th day of December, 1605,at
Post Office, Calera, Aia.,in said roridy .
to the highest bidder for cash between
the legal hours of salethe following: <
described property, to-wit:
The surface right in and. to the
west half of the sw qr, sec, 1, t p 22, r '
2 west; also the east half of the s *> qr.
sec. 2, tp 22, r 2 w, containing; ! 6.'
acres, more or less.
P. Baer,
Mortgagee.
Birminham Title and
Guaranty Company.
Complete Abstract Cf S helby County.
Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Title -
Titles Guaranteed. A General Title Business,
HI BEST EQUIPMENTS; SUPERIOR WORK, ggf
.Prepared for a Thorough Investigation of Your
—• * !<—
S\ 'I s IN.
TITLE, -re¬
write for Prices and Information.
J. K. BROCKMAN, General Alanager, Birmingham, Ala.
W. J. HORSLEY, Local Alanager, Columbiana, Alabama.
FOR SALE—55 acres of good
farming land well improved. Lo¬
cated in the forks of Yellow J eaf
creek. Good house and outhouses,-
also fine well of water. Will sell
cheap for cash.
J. E. Ray,
R. F. D. No. 2.
Columbiana, Ala.
JXTotioe!
I have opened up a blacksmith
and repair shop at the Tinney old
shop near the Methodist parson¬
age, and have two men to run t-he-
same. Your patronage solicited-.
Satisfaction gauranteed
W. W. ALBRIGHT,
Columbiana, Ala.
ICSLL-theCOUCH [1
I and cure the LUMPS a
WITH
Ik ling’s
New Diseoverf
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FONSUFAPTION
0UGHS and
Kfl.DS
Price
50c &$LCC-
Free Trial.
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Surest and Quickest Cure for alt If;
THROAT and LU1TQ TROUP- ;>b
LE8, or MONEY BACK.
Hon. J. L Webb, President Home office—Athens, Ga. John A. Dorwin, See & Treas-’
THE SHELBY GO'CTKrT'V” 3DINYISI02ST OF
The Mutual Life Industrial Association
OF GEORGIA.
PROTECTION AT HOME FOR \A/IDO\YS AND ORPHANS.
OFFICERS:
Dr. B. H. Smothers, President,
Wilsonviile, Ala.
AV. L. Farley, Cashier Columbi¬
ana Savings Bairk, Secretary and
Treasurer, Columbiana, Ala,
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THIS IS W-.'ltRS PAHA USED TO SIT
”7 DIRECTORS:
Dr. O. E. Black, Wilsonviile.
Dr. J. R. Morgan, Shelby Spring^
Dr. H. B. Lane, Harpersville.
Dr. AVA A, Hays, Helena.
Dr. C. C. Oliver, Calera.
Dr. A. \A r . Horton, AVeldon
J. F. Averyt, Shelby.
N. W. Abbott, Calera.
M. AV. Hornsby, Shelby Springs-,'
Dr. A. T. Rowe, Columbiana.
Dr. E. P. Chandler, Vincent.
Dr. T, H. Payne, Saginaw.
Tlie Poor
Insurance at actual cost. Insurance that suits the masses. Insurance for men and women from sixtees?
to sixty. One, thousand members constitute a Division. One thousand dollars the limit, of Policy. Money
kept at borne in your local bank. Paid to the member that dies as soon as satisfactory proof of death is
received at home otfi.ee. One-fourth of the amount-due on the Policy can be paid within twenty-four hours
-and the remainder in thirty days.
Everybody should go out to see
the Eva Bartlett Maseey Company
at the College Hall Thursday
night, Nov. 23.
i
No
Poison in Chamberlain’;
Remedy.
Cough
Cost, to Join-
Class A—Ages 16 to 30
Class B—Ages 30 to 40
Class C—Ages 40 to 50 .
Class D—Ages 50 to 55
Class E—Ages 55 to 60
.$4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
8 00
One year from the date of policy
thereafter the annual dues are :
and annually
The above membership fees are paid only one
time. Of these amount one dollar shall be placed in
the hands of the local Secretary and Treasurer as an
advanced assessment to meet the first death Joss in
above Division.
Class A—Ages 16 to 3 ...$1 .( 0 s
Class B—Ages 30 to 40. . . 1 :5
Class C—Ages 40 to 50. lJ.Ct
Class 1)—Ages 50 to 55 ... 1 7b
Class E—Ages 55 to60 . 2.0”
When a member dies each policy holder pays to
the local Secretary and Treasurer within thirty daj s,'
$1.15. If no death, none needed.
The gin of R. A. O’Hara & Son.,
of this place, came very near being
destroyed by fire last Thursday
afternoon. A match run through
l lie gin causing the fire, which was
i put mil by the citizens and those
I at me gin. The damage was .very
I light.
Fire early Saturday night de
Ptroyed one of the cottages of
Judge A. P. Longshore just above: From Napier, New Zeland, Herald:
t he home of B. T. Johnson. The T'vv .n ears ago t be Plu.rm.p Ih.ar !
, ; of New South AV ales,Australia, bad a n
house was occupied by John Bird. alialysis made of all (He cough n.-di¬
ce lored. and nothing was saved cinestliat were sold in : In.; market.
The building was worth about j Out of the entire list they found only |
$500 and was'not insured. | one that they declared was entirely
i _ | free from all poisons. I his exception
_ , . was Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Columbiana is to have a hosiery ! lna( ^ e by the Chamberlain Medicim-;
• mill. All the stock has been sub- Company, Des Moins, Iowa, U. S'. A. i
! scribed by prominent citizens of I The absence of all narcotics makes this j
Talladega and Columbiana and the ! FT*? *“* “"1 nf.“''r 1
. . ,, , be bad; and it is with a feeling ol •
mill is now a certainty. Mr. G. A. security that any mother can give b
| Matterson, of Talladega, is presi to her little ones, i hauiberla'.n’s
• ent of the mill. The old canning! Cough Remedy is especially rcc<>u:-
'mended by its makers' for 1 coughs,
cough,
UiaujS’
j factory is where this new industry ^nded by its makers' fd^eouj
. . , rl> , ... ... ; colds,-■. croup and Whoopi Mgr col
i is to be located, ihe rani willofe j^iiiBTejnedy WvUai
in operation in., about 00.- dfiysJ Rite
DEATH OF GEO. W. DA VIS, OF VINCENT. SHELL Y CO UNTY, ALA.
Deceased was a consistent member of the church, a lovi . bu-dvind, kind and affectionate father
and good citizen. The best investment of bis life was a pdiov in the Shelby Comity Division
of the Mutual Life and Industrial Association of Georgia, which will be a great benefit to the
widow nil! four children who would have been left in very straightend circumstances without said
•jr.iicv. To the policy holders respond cbePrfnlly and promptly to the aesment of only $1.15
and place in bank $1,000 to he paid your wife and children should your labor, by providence be
taken away from them. '’he few who have lapsed w:ll only have :en days t ■ pay their $1.15 and
be reinstated without extra cost—What a great mistake you will make if you do not do this. If
you are fortunate enough to live yon will not begrudge helping widows and orphans of your
deceased neighbor that much.
T. A. LEATHERS, Division Agent.
KeHufofn A!cii Wanted id Kbpresenf tins Popular' Company. Apply to
GEO- -ivi. WEB;St £3ta/t© Agent for Alabama.
2430 5th Avenue, or'!'. A LEAlHERb, _ ,,
Birmingham. -Alabatini. Division Agent, Columbiana, Ala;
HEAD
THROAT!
LUNGS
SF0IAC1
OF*
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BLADDER
FEMALE
ORGANS
How to Catch Crows.
In order to catch crows, "which do
so much damage to the growing crops,
Italian farmers have taken to placing
small pieces of meat in conical-shaped
paper bags, and smearing the inside
of these bags with glue. When the
bird puts his head .n and finds him¬
self blind-folded he flies upward to
an immense height, but falls near his
starting place.
Am. 47, 1905.
,$ 1,000
To Be Given for
Reliable Information!
| We will give One Dollar for a Postal
Card giving the first reliable news of
i a chance to sell a horizontal steam
i engine of our styles, within our range
] of sizes. We do not want inquiries at
j this time for vertical, traction or gas
engines.
IATLASI
ENGINES AND BOILERS
I have for years been the standard for all steam
plants. Best of material and workmanship.
I Our big output enablos us to sell on small prof¬
its. An Atlas, the best in the world, costs no
j more than the other kind.
Writ* today for our special offer,
I ATLAS ENGINE WORKS
Soiling agencies in all cltiea INDIANAPOLIS
| Corliss Engines High Speed Engines Water Tubo Boilers
FourVaWo Enginos Compound Engines Tubular Boilers
Automatic Engines Throttling Enginos Portable Boilers
Atlas Enginos in sendee 9,000,000 H. P.
Atlas Boilers in sorvico 4,000,000 H. P.
The Strand Theater, London, has
been bought by the Great Northern,
Piccadilly and Brompton Railroad Co.,
which intends to use the site as a
“tube” station. In London the under¬
ground railroads have to buy their
stations and entrance and exit sites.
To each shipping company which
adopts the refrigerating system and
guarantees to make the voyage from
Beunos Ayres to Lisbon or Vigo in
fifteen and a half days, the Argentine
government will pay a monthly sub¬
sidy of ? 2 , 000 .
The 'first verse of the Flftv-flrst
Psalm Is called the "neck verse,” for
the reason that in former times a man
condemned to death sometimes had a
chance to save his life by proving
that he could road, and this verse
•was used as a test.
HOSPITALS CROWDED
HMORiTY O r WE TS VGMH
Mrs. Pinkhani’s Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Oostly Experience-
It is a sad but
true fact that
every year
brings an i n -
crease in the
number of opera¬
tions performed
upon women in
o u r hospitals.
More than three-
fourths of the
patients lying
on those snow
white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera¬
tions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
womb, nervous exhaustion, pain in the
small of the back, leucorrhoea, dizzi¬
ness, flatulency, displacements of the
womb or irregularities. A11 of these
symptoms are indications of an un¬
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not heeded the trouble
will make headway until the penalty
has to he paid by a dangerous opera¬
tion, and a lifetime of impaired useful¬
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hope to suffering women. Miss Luella
Adams,of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
Wash., writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:—
‘‘About two years ago T was a great suf¬
ferer from a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor proscribed formeand
finally told me that I had a tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation if I
wanted to get well. I felt that this was mv
death warrant, but I spent hundreds of dol¬
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately I corresponded with
an aunt in the New England States, and sho
advised mo to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg¬
etable Compound, as'it was said to cure tu¬
mors. I did so and immediately began to
improve in health, and I was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation. I wish every suffering woman
would try this great preparation.”
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, inflammation of
tlio ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who arc ill to write her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, 1-lass.
Car Load of Ants.
The Clyde Steamship Company
brought a car load of ants to port a
few days ago from New York.. The
ants were cf a peculiar variety, found
in Central America, and said to he
destructive of the boll weevil, the
great enemy of the cotto plannt. The
insects were shipped in glass tubes
properly encased.
London Taxes.
The taxpayers of Eastern London
are complaining bitterly of the rigor
of their assessment. The case is cited
of a man who had his assessment
raised because he erected a cucumber
frame in his back garden.
Balloon for Prince.
A balloon is on its way, by steam¬
ship, from England to Calcutta, for
the use of the prince of Wales, who
expects to use it for observation pur¬
poses during his Indian tour.
“Mop” Fair.
Dating from mediaeval times, the
annual Stratford-on-Avon “Mop” fair
took place recently and eight oxen
and twelve pigs were roasted at open
fires in the streets in the presence of
a record gathering from all parts of
the Midlands.
Forest Gate, England, has a 3-year-
old swimming champion. She is the
daughter of the matron of some public
baths, and can swim the length of
the tank, eighty feet.
W. L. Douglas
, 3‘^& , 3= SHOES men
W. L. Douglas $4.00 Gilt Edge Line
cannot be equalled at any price.
W.L. DOUGLAS MAKES AMD SELLS
MODE MEN’S SS.BG SHOES THAN
ANY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
REWARD to anyone who can
)vuu disprove this statement.
W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes have by their ex¬
cellent style, easy fitting, and superior wearing
qualities, achieved the largest sale of any $3.50
shoe In the world. They are Just as good as
those that cost you $5.00 to $7.00 —the only
difference Is thoprlce. If I could take you Into
my factory at Brockton, Mass., the largest in
the world under one roof making men’s fine
shoes, and show you the care with which every
pair of Douglas shoes is made, you would realize
why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes ore the best
shoes produced In the world.
If 1 could show you the difference between the
shoes made In my factory and those of other
makes, you would understand why Douglas
$3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold
their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of
greater Intrinsic valne than any other $3.50
shoe on the market to-day.
CAUTION.— Insist upon having YV.L.Doug-
laB shoes. Take no substitute. None genuine
without hfs name and price stamped on bottom.
WANTED. A shoe dealer in every town where
W. L. Douglas Shoes are not sold. Full lino of
samples sent free for inspection upon request.
Fast Color Eyelets used: they mill not wear brassy.
■Write for Illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles,
W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
The man who speculates is lost.
How’s This?
We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of GatacrU taat cannot be cured by
Hail’s Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cbexey & Co., Toledo, O,
We, the undersigned, have known F. J,
Cheney for the jest H years,andbolievehlm
perfectly honorable in all business transac¬
tions and financially able to oarry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West <Ss Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To¬
ledo, O,
Waldino, jainxax & Mahvix, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, art-
lngdlrectly upon the blood and mucoussur-
iecesof the system. Testimonials sent free.
Trice,75c. pec bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
In the recent thrilling discussions
of various phases of civic transgres¬
sions, our popular magazines have dis¬
covered a new method of entertain¬
ment that puts old ways to shame.
Character sketches of menagerie ani¬
mals and of variety actresses pall la
the presence of these accounts of
boodllng, graft, corruption, trust-man¬
agement. and dissemination of mi¬
crobes. Who can fail to be delighted
at finding pictures of gifted criminals,
accompanied by crisp, sensational
phrases, setting forth tlisir misdeeds;
or, better still, at finding the portrait
of the Bad Man on one page, and the
Good Man on the next; with the priv¬
ilege of guessing before reading
which is which. It is a very melo¬
drama of reform, in which every mo¬
ment Is a climax; an all-pervasive
Madame Tussaud’s chamber of hor¬
rors in pen and itiK. These cheerful
histories of crime, continues the At¬
lantic, set in the midst of gay pic¬
tures, dashing bits of verse, and
smart stories, recall irresistibly to
my mind an announcement which I
saw a few years ago at the door of
a prominent religious edifice in Bos¬
ton; “Meeting at 3 p. m. Subject:
The Unpardonable Sin. Bright and
Enjoyable Service. All are invited.”
The Best Guide to Reading.
Of all the gifts an older brother
or sister can confer upon a younger
child, none can compare with the taste
tor good reading. It is an easy matter
for the elder to bring the right book
to the little reader at the right lin-.e,
and no lasting benefit can be given
with so little effort. See that you are
able to act as a wise guide when the
little brother s or sister’s hand is put
so confidingly in yours.—St. Nicholas.
Although eels fibound in Scotch
waters and are caught in great quan¬
tities, they are not considered fit food
there.
Cut Your Work
in Two
Atkins Saws^cut
not only wood, iron
and other materials
better than any
other, but they cut
work.
That is because they
are made of the best steel
in the world by men that
know how.
Atkins Saws, Corn Knives, Perfection Floor
5crapers, etc., are sold by all good hardware
dealers. Catalogue on request.
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Factory and Executive Offices, Indianapolis
Branches— New York, Chicago, Minneapolis
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For Constipation, Biliousness, In¬
digestion, Sour Stomach, Colic,
Dizziness, Headache and anything
caused by a disordered I*iver.
Removes
"That Drowsy Feeling”
by putting your digestive organs
to work, increasing your appetite,
and, in fact, makes you feel like a
50o. and ^/.oo per Bottle
at all Drug Stores.
One Dose Convinces .
Residence Lots, Near Beach, SI25.
$10 cash: GO monthly. Write for map.
GEO. 1a. CARLEYi Gulfftort, filisa. _ _
CURED
Gives
OBjck
Relief.
Removes all swelling in 8 to 20
day a; effects a permanent cure
in 30 to 60 days. Trial treatment
jgiven free. Nethingcan be fairer
Write Dr.«. H. Grian’a Sons,
ISnneialisis, Pox & Atlanta. Qa.
Composition of Meerschaum.
Meerschaum, the composition of
which is silica, magnesia and water, is
often found along the German sea¬
shore, and the pure white lumps are
supposed by the superstitious natives
to be petrified sea foam, from which It
takes its name. The Turks used it as
a substitute for soap.
What will he the largest carpet in
the world is being made In London.
It will cover 63,000 square feet, and
will serve as the "ground” for winter
sports in the Olympia, London. Its
cost will be $25,000.
Having inquired of the leading om¬
nibus railway and parcel carrier com¬
panies as to the best material for
road paving, the council of Lambeth,
London, finds that the majority are In
favor of wood blocks.
Lord Brassey offered to erect, at
his own expense, a large number of
wooden cottages on the English
model for the sufferers by the recent
Italian earthquake. The offer was
accepted by the government.
Bee’s Flight.
A bee, unladen, will fly 40 miles an
hour, but one returning to the hive
laden w'ith honey does not travel fast¬
er than 12 miles an hour.
A 22,000-pound blast of dynamite
was exploded at the Cherokee mine,
near Chico, Cal., aws Oiew down a
rocky precipice 400 feet high. This
was done to expose pay dirt behind
the rock.
In 1904, from September to Novem¬
ber, the United States shipped 157,472
pounds of apples and 34,624 pounds of
pears Into Ireland.
The world production of copper
amounts to 486,084 long tons, of which
the United States contributes 286,787
tons.
PASSING OF PORRIDGE.
Makes Way For the Fetter Food of a
Better Day.
“Porridge is no longer used for
breakfast in my home,” writes a loyal
Briton from Huntsville. Out. This was
an admission of no small significance
to one “brought up” on the time-hon¬
ored stand-by.
“One month ago,” she continues. “I
bought a package of Grape-Nuts food
for my husband, who had been an in¬
valid for over a year. He had passed
through a severe attack of pneumonia
and la grippe combined, and was left
in a very bad condition when they
passed away.
“I tried everything for liis benefit,
but nothing seemed to do him any
good. Month followed month and he
still remained as weak as ever. I was
almost discouraged about him when I
got the Grape-Nuts, but the result has
compensated me for my anxiety.
“I 11 Hie one month that be has eaten
Grape-NutJ be has gained 10 pounds
in weight, bis strength is rapidly re¬
turning to him, and lie feels like a new
man. Now we all eat Grape-Nuts food
and are tile better for it. Our little 5-
year-old boy, who used to suffer from
pains In the stomach after eating the
old-fashioned porridge, has no more
trouble since lie began to use Grape-
Nuts. and I have 110 more doctor’s bills
to pay for him.
“We use Grape-Nuts with only sweet
cream, and find it the most tasty dish
in our bill of fare.
“Last Monday I ate 4 teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts and cream for breakfast,
nothing else, then set to work and got
my morning's work done by 9 o’clock,
and felt less tired, much stronger, than
if I had made my breakfast on meat,
potatoes, etc., as I used to. I wouldn't
be without Grape-Nuts in the bouse
for any money.” Name given by Pos-
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's
a reason.
Read the little book “The Road t*
Wellviile” in pkgs *
The pension bureau reports a loss
of 2,003 civil war pensioners by death
during September. The net decreass
of pensioners was 941, leaving a total
of 996,270 on the pension roll Septem¬
ber 30.
The total membership of the princi¬
pal fraternal organizations in the
United States is estimated at 8,278,-
000. About every ninth person be¬
longs to a secret order.
The members of the London stock
exchange propose to do away among
themselves with the practice of “stand¬
ing the drinks.” Each man has to
pay for his own.
The French government has pro¬
posed to the chamber of deputies to
create a universal exposition in pari£
in 1902 to commemorate the founda¬
tion of the French republic.
At the present rate of consumption
it is reckoned that the world’s supply
of coal will last 1,000 years. The an¬
nual production amounts to 723,617,836
metric tons.
Butter is preserved and put up in
cans of tin to be sold in tropical coun¬
tries or districts remote from civiliza¬
tion. Most of the tinned butter comes
from France.
Motor omnibuses in London have at¬
tained wide popularity, there being a
regular service of these vehicles to
different parts of the city similar to
the electric tramway service.
Forest Gate, England, has a 3-year-
old swimming champion. She is the
daughter of the matron of some pub¬
lic baths, and can swim the length of
the tank, 80 feet.
Scientists tell us that a fly has 10,-
000 hairs on each foot, by means of
which they are able to walk on the
ceiling.
Enamel oilcloth made to resemble
morocco leather is now used exten¬
sively.
The sanitary influence of the euca¬
lyptus tree is claimed to render native-
born Australians immune to cancer.
DON'T MISS THIS,’
A Cure For Stomach Trouble—A New
Method, 1>y Absorption—No Drugs*
Do You Belch?
It means a diseased Stomach. Are you
afflicted with Short Breath, Gas, Sour
Eructations, Heart Pains, Indigestion, Dys¬
pepsia, Burning Pains and Lead Weight
m Pit of Stomach, Acid Stomach, Dis¬
tended Abdomen, Dizziness, Colic?
Bad Breath or Any Other Stomach Tor¬
ture?
Let ns send you a box of Mull’s Anti-
Boich Wafers free to convince you that it
cures.
Nothing else like it known. It’s sure
and very pleasant. Cures by absorption.
Harmless. No drugs. Stomach Trouble
can’t be cured otherwise—so says Medical
Science. Drugs won’t do—they eat up the
Stomach and make you worse.
We know Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers cure
and we want you to know it, hence this
offer.
Special Offer. —The regu.ar price of
Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers is 50c. a box,
but to introduce it to thousands of suffer¬
ers wo will send two (2) boxes upon re¬
ceipt of 75c. and this advertisement, or we
will send you a sample free for this coupon.
11255
A FREE BOX.
114
Send this coupon with your name
and address and druggist’s name who
does not sell it for a free box of Mull’s
Anti-Belch Wafers to
Mull’s Grape Tonic Co., 328 Third
Ave., Rock Island, Ill.
Give Full Address and Write Plainly.
Sold at all druggists, 50c. per box.
Chinese women are entirely unedu¬
cated.
ITCHING SCALP HUMOR
Lady SulTered Tortures Until Cured by
Cuticura—-Scratched Day and Nljjbt.
“My scalp was covered with little pim¬
ples and I suffered tortures from the Itch¬
ing. I was scratching all day and night,
and 1 could get no rest. I washed my
head with hot water and Cuticura Soap
and then applied the Cuticura Ointment as
a dressing. One box of the ointment and
one cake of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now
my head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing splendidly. I have used Cuticura
Soap ever since and shall never be without
it. (Signed) Ada C. Smith, 309 Grand St.,
Jersey City, N. J.”
It is one of the paradoxes of life,
and one of the most consoling, that
the line between enlightened selfish¬
ness and altruism is In the main im¬
aginary, avers Collier’? Weekly. Hap¬
piness for one’s self comes least when
it Is sought to the detriment of oth¬
ers. The mind which is bent on
spending a life not entirely bad or
vain Is likely to feel a deeper satis¬
faction than the one which calculates
narrowly its possibilities of pleasure
or advantage. A youth of our ac¬
quaintance, talking to a woman of
experience, explained that he was
abandoning journalism because he
had got out of it all that it had for
him. '“Oh,” she replied quietly, “so
you have been doing the work for
what you can get out of It, and not
for what you can put into it?” It
•was a rebuke -which he did not for¬
get, and yet in -that young man’s case,
as in the majority of others, most
was put in where most was taken out.
It was really because he had ceased
to be able to add anything new to
what he contributed, that 'he felt that
his -work was giving nothing baolt to
him. |
The captain of the Oterl, who re¬
fused to aid the Government yacht
Sylph when the latter vessel was In
danger of floundering, lost his lic¬
ense and his career Is ended in dis¬
grace—as It should be. Fortunately
there are few captains afloat like the
former master of the Oterl, and what
few there are have not yet been found
out. His crime was m-ost unusual,
for those who do business on the
great deep recognize the constant
peril of the seas and help one anoth¬
er as a matter of course, every man
knowing that it may be his turn to¬
morrow to ask for help. The captain
of the Oteri ought to be thankful that
he escaped the penalty inflicted upon
“Old Floyd Ireson,” who, charged with
a similar crime, was “tarred and
feathered and carried in a cart by
.. ~ —u, uet v-uua-
ness after first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great
KerveBestorer, $2trial bottleand treatise free
Dr.B. H. Kline, Ltd., E81Ar eh St.,Phila.,Pu
Burmah is stirred by the question of offi¬
cial dress.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething,softens thegums,redu,cesinflamma-
tlon,alla ys pain.eures w ind collo,25c. a bottle
Berlin has about thirty vegetarian res¬
taurants.
Flso’s Cure Is thebest medicine we overused
lorall affeotions of throat and lungs._War.
O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1909.’
London uses 211,323,602 gallons of water
a day.
Taylor’s Cherokee Bemedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Nature’s great remedy—Cures
Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. At drug¬
gists, 25c., 50c. and $1.00 per bottle.
Steamers are 50 per cent safer than
sailing vessels.
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood
Poison. Greatest Blood Purifier Free.
If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full of humors, if you have blood
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
sorofula, eczema, itching, risings and lumps,
scabby, pimply skin, bone pains, catarrh,
rheumatism, or any blood or skin disease,
take Botanio Blood Balm (B. B. B.) accord¬
ing to directions. Soon all sores heal,
aches and pains stop, the blood Is made
pure and rich, leaving the skin free from
every eruption, and giving the rich glow of
perfect health to the skin. At the same
time B. B. B. Improves the digestion, cures
dyspepsia, strengthens weak kidneys. Just
the medicine for old people, as It gives
them new, vigorous blood. Druggists, $1
per large bottle, with directions for home
cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special free medical advice
also sent in sealed letter. B. B. B. is es¬
pecially advised for chronic, deep-seated
eases of impure blood and skin disease,
and cures after all else fails.
In search for a cargo the French
bark Mareobal de Gontaut has already
sailed 25,000 miles without success,
and two weeks ago was at Adelaide,
Australia, “waiting orders.”
DIRECT FROM-WORKSHOE
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Stock Pins
288 Solid Gold, plain
807 Solid Gold, plain
810 Solid Gold, plain
828 Solid Gold, pearls
478 Gold plate, Dead edge
486 Gold plate, pearl
665 Sterling Silver, plain .
Sterling Silver Brooches
9386 Mapleleaf . . .85
9847 Lily ... .86
Solid Gold Brooches
698 Pearl crescent . . 2.75
712 Baroque pearls, diamond 26.00
722 Pearls and baroques . 4.00
724 Pearls . .4.00
781 Orescent, pearl . . 1.60
Scarf Pins
7 Pearls, solid gold . 1.25
64 Head, pearl, solid gold 1.60
76 Wishbone,solid gold . .60
9427 ‘Wishbone, Sterling silver .20
9464 Mapleleaf sterling silver
Solid Gold lTeck Chains
219 Nock Chain, 13 inches 2.00
224 Nock Chain, 13>tf inches 2.76
281 Bead Necklace, 14 inches 10.00
9016 Handy Pin, holly
9305 Crescent .
9318 Heart
9816 Swallow .
9318 Owls, gray
9882 Wishbone
Our Catalog Tis now ready for
Diamonds, Gold and Silver Jew< ’
W© can give the best service
your money if you ask it. Most
‘Direct from Workshop.” Buyi
For ten yoars we have been filling orders
in a U Parts of the postal union. We can please you.
\Y e want every lover of artistic jewelry: every person who intends to make a holiday gift, 1
copy of our beautiful catalog—sent post paid upon receipt of your address. WHITE NO vV.
BAIRD-NORTH COMPANY, 320 Essex Street, Salem. Mass.
_11 pie _
9-172 Ruby eyes, sterling silver
tor mailing. The book contains 152 pages i
*lry. Leather, Ebony, Toilet Goods, Watc]
possible; we guarantee every article we si
134 Solid Gold Links - • 2.60
686 Solid Gold Locket . 4.60
9370 Sterling Silver Hat Pin .80
10302 Violet pattern Coffee
Spoon, each .60
doz. 5.00
10285 Violet Tea Spoons doz. 8.00
Our Catalog T pictures the oom*
leto violet pattern.
434A Solid Gold Signet Ring 8.60
457 A Diamond Ring. 100.00
and illustrates over 9000 artioles—
atc-hes, Rings, Table Ware, etc.
sell; we assume all risk; we return
-,-Ijy selling
retailer,
customers
Save the
Good Luck Coupons.
Every Coupon
Counts for a Premium
I Woman’s Coif af Arms
Good Luck Baking Powder, the absolutely pure and reliable leavener,
is a blessing’to good cooks. You can count on a spoonful to go just so
far, every time, and bank on your baking being crisp, light and tempting
when you use
GOOD LUCK Powder
Furthermore, it is to every woman’s interest to purchase this reliable brand instead
of the high priced kinds. It is sold at an honest price —10 cents for a pound can.
That’s money in your pocket—about 300 per cent.—every time the baking powder can is empty.
If you cut out the coupons found, on back of each can we will send you useful And
handsome premiums. For list and pictures of
these, see the gift book found inside each can.
Your grocer ought to have Good Luck
Baking Powder. If not, will you send us his
name?
This Ooupon on Label of Every Can
IN CUTTH-3 OUT COUPO™FOLLOW THI5 LINE
THE SOUTHERN MFC. CO., Richmond, Va.
j Solid Car-load "GOOD LUCK"BAKING POWDERS
CUT OUT THis CAR AND SAVE IT. THEY AREl
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EACH CAN. Address: The Department Store of s
THE SOUTHERN MWFG CO,ORAwen C5I Riui^wil) Va.U.SA.E
25,000 FREE SAMPLES
GILBERT'S
GRAVEL WEED
The Great Tonic is Guaranteed to
Give Satisfaction.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for more siokness and suffering than any other
disease; therefore, when, through neglect or
other cause, kidney trouble Is permitted to
continue, fatal results are sure to follow.
It u§ed to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid¬
neys,but now rijodern science proves that near¬
ly all diseases have their beginning in the dis¬
orders of these most important organs.
Your other organs may need attention—but
your kidneys most, because they do most and
need your attention first.
If you are sick or “feel badly," begin taking
Gilbert's Geavrl Wsed Compound-, tne great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because as
soon as your kidneys are well they will help all
the other organs to health. A trial will con¬
vince any one. Write us for a sample of this
famous remedy—will be 3entfree of charge.
THE T. H, GILBERT DRUG CO,, Huntsville, Ala.
Regular sizes sold by all druggists at 50c and
(1.00 par bottlo.
- Secret of Life.
There is good authority for the
statement that at various times Her¬
bert Spencer, Charles Darwin, Thomas
H. Huxley and Louis Pasteur were
convinced that they had discovered the
secret of life, but repeated tests, in
which antecedent life was more care¬
fully excluded, showed in every in¬
stance that they had been mistaken.
Valenciennes lace is still made in
Flanders, but this valuable industry
has entirely died out in the town
whose name it bears.
OOD, big * 6 mealy 5? potatoes
can not be produced with¬
out a liberal amount of Potash
in the fertilizer—not less than
ten per cent It must be in the
form of Sulphate of Potash of
highest quality.
“Plant Food” and “Truck Farming” are two practical
books which tell of the successful growing of potatoes and the
other garden truck—sent free to those who write us for them.
Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS,
New York—93 Nassau Street, cr Atlanta. Ga.—224), So. Broad Street.
PRICE,,
x25 Cts
zCTO CURE THE GRIP,
IN ONE DAY
AITI-GRIPME
IS GUARANTEED TO CURE
GRIP, IAS5 SOLD, HEADAOHE m NEURALGIA.
I won’t sell Antl-Grlplnc to a dealer who won’t Ouarnotce It.
Call for your MO.VLY HACK. IP IT DOISX’T CUB*,
if. W. Diemr.r, SI. It,, Manufacturer, Springfield, Me.
WASTED TO A SHADOW,'
Avery & Company
SUCCESSORS TO
But Found a Cure After Fifteen Years
of Suffering.
A'. H. Stotts, messenger at the
State Capitol, Columbus, O., says:
“For fifteen years j
I had kidney trou¬
bles, and though I
doctored faithfully,
could not find a
cure. I had heavy |
backaches, dizzy
headaches and terri¬
ble urinary disor- |
ders. One day I
collapsed, fell in- j
sensible on the side¬
walk, and then |
wasted away in bed for ten weeks.
After being given up, I began using
Doan’s Kidney Pills. I 11 a couple of
months I regained my old health,
and now weigh 388 pounds. Twelve
boxes did it, and I have been well
two years.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. j
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. j
ORCHARD
WATER
IS A CERTAIN CURE FOR
Dyspepsia
Sick Headache
Constipation...
Stimulates the Liver, cures Biliousness,
Sour Stomaeli, irregularities of the Bowels.
A NATURAL product, prepared by con¬
centration; a genuine natural water.
Crab Orchard Water Co.,
Louisville, Ky.
AVERY & McMILLAN,
51-58 South Forsyth St., Atlanta, (its.
—ALL KINDS OF-
MACHINERY
Reliable Frick Engines, Boiler*, all
Sizes. Wheat Separators.
BEST IMPROVED SAW MILL ON EARTH.
Large Engines and Boilers supplied
promptly. Shingle Mills, Corn Mills,
Circular Saws,Saw Teeth,Patent Dogs,
Steam Governors. Full line Engines &
Mill Supplies. Send for free Catalogue.
" CURES WHERE AIL cws
it Cough Syrup, Tastea Good. Uee
in tiros. Sold by draughts.
The Peoples Advocate
"thi lot® oir oDirrmy
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VOL XIY.
COLUMBIANA. ALA.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30.1905
NO. 26
GIGANTIC
REMOVAL
SALE
Columbiana Mercantile Co. ’s
$50,000 stock has been placed
in the hands of the Ameri¬
can Salvage Company to be
sold in ten days’ time, be¬
ginning Wednesday, Novem¬
ber 22nd, at 9 a. m., sharp.
‘The $5®.000.00 Stock qf the
COLUMBIANA MERCANTILE COMPANY
Has been placed in the hands of THE AMERICAN SALVAGE C(L to be sold in ten day’s time, The doors are closed Monday
and Tuesday and will not open until Wednesday, November 22nd, at 9:00 o’clock sharp
Columbiana’s largest, best
and most dependable stock
at the mercy of the people
for ten days,beginning Wed¬
nesday, Nov. 22nd at 9 a. m.
A sale without a parallel in the memory of man or woman. $50,000 worth of dependable Dry Goods,
Clothing, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware must be sold In TEN DAYS’ TIME,
regardless of the cost qf the raw material.
1*17 All Q We challenge competition here and everywhere to produce such matchless bargains; to equal the offerings of this occasion. This challenge will never be met—all prices we quote for
& JL?l.oLA V IAO this marvelous sale are below factory cost—nothing reserved—our entire stock of clean up-to-date stylish merchandise is at your mercy for ten days, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 22.
Tf- Will TkSITr Tn PATTIA A TlllHflrArl mil AC f A TTlIQ cal A for you will be able to dress up your whole family for what it usually costs to dress up one
J.L WAJLJL fer&by j vlil LO UUUU16U. IlklAvO LJULAo Meet your friends — thousands will be here from far and wide to reap the fruits of the great¬
est sacrificing sale of the age.
The American Salvage Co. Shows No Mercy to Cost Prices!
No matter how much you may expect, no matter how cheap these standard goods appear in print, the values you will find will be greater. Use good common sense with which nature has endowed you. Come
and see with your own eyes and be convinced.
The American Salvage Company guarantees every statement herein made to be bona fide and just as represented. Thousands upon thousands of dollars will be lost by this firm, but the stock must be sold in
TEN DAYS, beginning Wednesday, November 22nd, at 9 a. m.
Ladies’ Ready-to
Wear Department
Involving thousands upon thousands
of dollars’ worth of dependable, up-to-
the-hour styles for women.
100 ladies’ shirts in all colors and
•styles for dress or walking pur¬
poses, beautifully plaited in the
latest way, regular values up to
$8.00. Sale
Price. 3-4 8
Another lot of elegant skirts in vari¬
ous shades that can’t bo bought in
fill this land under $4.00 each.
Sacrifice
Price . H .
150 ladies’ skirts,' regular values up
to $3, in blues, grays and blacks as
long as they last.
Sacrificing Price ... 1.28
50 ladies’ new style cravenettes, in all
colors, worth $12.50.
In this sale .... ... G.48
One lot of strictly swell ladies’ long
coat jackets, regular values up to
$15. Sacrificing
Price. 8 . 98
Over 50 long coat jackfets, in light
shades, strictly swell, worth $12.50.
In this
Sale. 8.
One lot of light blue Kersey jackets
that formerly sold at $5.00. Sac¬
rifice
Price. 2.48
250 very swell jackets in a grand as¬
sortment at $1.0.8, $1.98, $2.98, and
$3.58. f
50 children’s box coats and reefers,
worth $2.50, Sacrific¬
ing Price .... 1.1S
One big lot of misses’ jackets, regular
values up to $6.00.
Sale Price .... 2.48
And hundreds of others in propor¬
tion.
Sensational Sale
of Men’s Pants
200 pairs of men’s pants made of all
■wool filled jeans, regular value $1.25,
American Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .... 390
150 pairs of good working pants,
worth $1.50, American Salvage Co.’s
Sale
Price . m#
212 pairs of men’s fine dress pants,
nice, neat patterns, actual values
up to $2.50,
Sale Price. 1.48
119 pairs fine dress worsted pants,
cut the latest way, made of import¬
ed fabrics, regular values up to $5,
American Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .... 2.43
Men’s Clothing at
Sensational Prices
We show no mercy to prices in this
department; hence, the prices quoted
here will bring hundreds of customers
for miles around.
100 men’s black clay worsted, silk lined
suits. Others ask $10 for them, our
regular price $7.50, American Sal¬
vage Company’s
Sale Price. 3.98
200 men’s fancy mixed and black suits
In a beautiful range of colors, splen¬
didly tailored, regular values $10,
American Salvage Co.
Sale Price. 4.33
175 Suits, regular values $15, compris¬
ing a grand assortment of black,
blue and fancy cheviots at unmerci¬
fully sacrificing prices, American
Salvage Co.’s
Sale Price.. 8.98
SensatiqnaJ Sale
of Boys’ Knee
Suits and Pants
One big lot of boys’ knee pants, all
sizes, regular values 50 cents.
Sale
Price. . 234
One lot boys’ nice knee suits, made
of good cheviot, regular values up
to $1.75,
Sale Price. .. .. 970
212 boys’ suits, made of splendid qual¬
ity fabrics, strongly sewed, all ages
from 4 to 16 years, regular values
$2.50,
Sale Price. 1.39
145 boys’ extra fine quality knee
suits, handsome range of patterns,
regular values up to
$5, Sale Price. 2.49
Men’s Furnishing
Goods at Sen¬
sational Prices
Lowest prices ever quoted in the
State of Alabama.
200 dozen men’s fine white and col¬
ored bordered handkerchiefs, always
sell at 10c each,
Sale Price . 40
150 dozen men’s handkerchiefs, actual¬
ly worth 21 l-2c.
Sale Price. 50
200 dozen boys’ suspen¬
ders, Sale Price ... 30
Men’s suspenders, wort!
15c, Sale Price .... 90
Men’s suspenders, worth 25 cents,
Sale
Price ... 190
Men’s Guyot suspenders, sell round
the world 25c,
Sale Price . 150
65 dozen men’s heavy undershirts and
drawers, sell for 50c,
Sale Price. 240
100 dozen men’s percale and madras
shirts, worth 75c, go
’in this sale at. 390
Sensational Sale .
of Men’s Hats
One great lot of strictly up-to-date
felt hats in nice shapes that, you
will pay anywhere else $2 for,
Sale
Price. . ©30
Our entire line of elegant Knoxall
hats, in all shades and shapes,
which are the standard the world over
at $2, $2.50 and $3,
Sale Price. 1 . (B8
SHOES!
SHOES!!
SHOES!!!
For men and women and children"
at less than factory cost. The Amer-
can Salvage Co. has cut to the bottom
in this department.
225 pairs of ladies’ nice Sunday shoes,
several different sizes, regular
.values $1.50,
Sale Price. 970
500 pairs ladies’ elegant quality vici
kid shoes,, regular values up to $2
a pair.
Sale Price. f .23
300 pairs of extra fine hand turned
ladies’ shoes, made of best grade
vici and patent kid, regular values
- $2.50 and $3 a pair.
Sale Price.. ' 1.58
200 pairs standard made shoes, reg¬
ular values up to
$3.50, Sale Price ..'. 1.98
300 pairs ladies’ shoes, America's
Strictly ultra styles, regular price
$4.00,
Sale Price. 2.79
200 pairs Hill City brogans, worth
$1.25 a pair.
Sale Price. 380
200 pairs of men’s satin calf shoes,
regular values $2,
Sale Price .... 1.29
200 pairs of men’s elegant high-grade
shoes, regular values
$2.00, Sale Price .. 1.98
250 pairs of sample shoes, ranging in
values up to $3, in
this great Sale .... 1.23
% -
Dress Goods in all
wanted styles at
Sensational Prices
Double width worsted in all color=.
worth 25c per yard, American Sal¬
vage Co.’s
Sale Price . -.. 120
50 pieces cassimere, in all colors,
worth 35c per yard, American Sal¬
vage Co.’s
Sale Price. 190
25 pieces voiles and panama clolh.
values up to 85c per yard, American
Salvage Co.’ s
Sale Price. 470
25 pieces cotton panama cloth, some¬
thing new, worth 25c per yard,
America Salvage
Co.’s Sale Price .. .. 120
Sensational Sale
of Outings
100 pieced of outing in all colors, sells
everywhere at 6c per
yard. Sale Price .... 3 3-40
50 pieces fleece flannelette in all col¬
ors, worth wholesale 10 cents per
yard,
Sale Price . © 1-20
100 pieces'of the very heaviest-and
best outings made, sold for 12 l-2c.
Sale Price,
a yard . 30
Table Linens
and Towels at
Sensational Prices
One lot of towels,
worth 10c, go at .. . £$.0
One lot of splendid huck towels,
worth 20 c, y \
Go at.. f 80
25 pieces of lowciing, best grade, in
this sale,
yard. 4 1-20
Turkey red and unbleached damask,
selling regularly- at 40 cents per
yard,
Sale Price ... 210
68-inch bleached damask, worth 60c
per yard,
Sacrifice Sale. 370
72-inch bleached satin damask, worth
$1 per yard, beautiful quality,
Sacrifice
Price. 590
Hosiery at
Sensational Prices
200 dozen pairs men’s and women's
hose, in black and grays, worth 10c
a pair.
Sale Price . , 4r
190 dozen women’s and misses’ hose,
worth 15c a pair,
Sale Price . .. 7 &
160 dozen men’s black tan and fancy
hose, worth 20c a
pair. Sale Price .... 9©
150 dozen ladies’ and men’s elegant
quality imported hose, black and
fancy shades, regular values 35c a
pair.
Sale Price .... 18c
Ladies’^ Children’s
Underwear clt
Sensational Prices
65 dozen ladies’ heavy fleece lined,
ribbed vests and pants, worth
40c, this
Sale . SIC
10 dozen ladies’ union suits, worth
75 cents.
This Sale. 44c
Children’s union suits,
worth 50c this sale
27c
Embroideries
and Laces at
Ridiculous Prices
3,000 yards of Embroideries, worth
8 cents.
Sale Price. Slip
5,000 yards of Embroideries, worth
12 l-2e. da.inty patterns, good widths
Sale
Pri ce. y j
One good lot of extra, wide embroid¬
eries, cambric or swiss, regular
values 25c per yard.
Sale Price, per yard. 12 1-2
j,000 yards of torchon or val. laces,
worth 10c, Sale
Price, per yard .... gg
Staple Department
at Absolute Loss
“0.000 yards, of standard dress cali¬
coes, in indigo blues, silver grays,
and turkey reds, positively worth 7c
per yard.
Sale Price. 0^ 1 " 2 ©
1,000 yards of nice, soft
bleaching, sale price Bg^,
2,000 yards of 36-inch standard brand
bleaching, sells at 10c per yard.
This sale,
Per yard. (0|
| /-0,000 yards of standard ginghams,
worth 7 l-2c per
yard. Sale Price .... ^ ©
25 pieces of cotton flannel, worth 8c
per yard,
Sale Price. @ C
35 pieces of the very heaviest grade
of cotton flannel, regular values up
to 12c per yard, sale
price, per yard.. ..
Good 10c values in mattress tic?
Sale
Price . 6 1-2c
20 pieces of good feather ticking,
worth 15c,
Sale Price .... 1 Oc
50 pieces of good heavy cotton checks,
worth 10c, this sale,
per yard ... . 6 3 4c
8c
eking,
Notion Dept.—Lowast Prices
in History of Merchandising
Standard grade spool
cotton, per spool .. .
Hooks and eyes,- black and
worth 5 c,
go at.
Paper of pins
go at.
Best brass pins, worth
5c, Sale Price . I. .
Pearl shirt and dress buttons, — all
sizes, worth 10c, ya
This Sale. -• ‘“■'C
One big lot of feather stitched braid,
worth 10 c,
This Sale. 3c
2c
white,
1 c
Se
200 dozen ladies’ handkerchiefs, worth
5 cents,
This Sale . . . 2©
One lot of ladies’ belts, worth 35
cents,
This Sale. 1 Oc
Sensational Sale of
Mattings in til! Goiors
25 rolls of matting that always sells
at 18c per yard.
Sacrifice Price .... 1 .1 1-2
Another lot, selling regularly up to
35c per yard,
Sacrifice Price .... 22c
t
Sensational Sale
of Furniture
50 oak beds, regular values $3.00 and
$4.00,
Sacrifice Price_ ‘ *5 18
25 oak beds, nicely carved, splendid
quality at $5,
Sacrifice Price .... 2.98
A limited lot of golden cak bed-room
suits, worth $25,
This Sale . 1 4.98
A limited lot of dressers, regular
values up to $10,
Sale Price ... . 5.68
One lot of best folding bed springs,
worth $2.00,
Sale Price ...’. 1.58
All other kinds of furniture, too nu¬
merous to mention, reduced propor¬
tionately.
ggfes to be Sacrificed
by American Salvage Co.
Splendid run about buggies, worth
$42.50,
Sale Price ... . 28.48
Another lot of nice top buggies, stand¬
ard values at $55,
Sale Price. 44.48
Rock Hill buggies, standard the world
over at $70,00,
Sale Price . .. 57.48
Studebaker’s wagons at the lowest
prices ever heard of in this section.
Groceries at
Sensational Prices
One full lb. package
of soda. 3 1 -2c
One full lb. package of Arm & Ham¬
mer Soda,
Sacrificing Price ... &§, |-| C
Briton snuff, Hot Scotch and Garnett;
10c size, in this sale,
per box . . 7 C
Arbuckle & Co.’s best
coffee, in this sale . - 13c
25 pounds best Y-C
sugar at .. . ■•••• 1.00
18 pounds of standard
granulated sugar at . 1.00
1,000 pounds of good green coffee, to
go on in this sale
at, per pound .... '1 @C
Grapevine mint,. worth 50c per pound,
m this
Sals . 33©
And thousands of other kinds of
groceries to go likewise.
Sensational Sale
of Comforts
and Blankets
75e and 85c blankets and com¬
forts, \
Sale Price . 4 9 C
125 blankets, worth
$1.50,
Sale Price .... 89 c
50 splendid heavy comforts and blank¬
ets, white and gray, worth $2.00,
Sale
Price . 1.39
100 fine wool blankets, worth $4.00
and $4.50,
Sale. Price . 2.79
Sensational Sale
of Rugs
200 rugs that always sell at $1.25, nice
new patterns,
Sacrificing Price. 58©
6S rugs, splendid quality, beautiful de-
. sign, regular values up to $2.25,
Sacrifice
Price. . ©4c
Extra large, handsome Axminster
■rugs, regular values up to $7.00,
Sale
Price .. 3.78
Sensational Sale
of Ribbons
and Millinery
No. 5 all satin ribbons, sell at 6c per
yard.
Sale Price . Sc
Regular 7 l-2c quality silk ribbon,
Sale
Price. . 4e
Regular 12 l-2c quality of silk and
satin ribbons, good
widths. Sale Price .. 7 C
200 ladies’ walking and trimmed hats,
regular values up to
$1.50, Sale Price .... 6 9 C
200 strictly swell ladies’ trimmed hats,
regular values up to
$4.00, Sale Price .... 1.95
100 dozen ladies’ handkerchiefs,
worth 10c,
Sale Price. • •• 4c
100 dozen ladies’ embroidered hand¬
kerchiefs, worth 15c,
Sale Price. 7 C
150 dozen ladies’ embroidered hand¬
kerchiefs, handsome quality, worth
25 cents.
Sale Price. 1 2 C
The American Salvage Co.
has complete charge and
must close out this stock in
ten days’ time, beginning
Wednesday, November 22d,
at 9:00 a. m.
All goods to be just as represented, all purchases made during this sale not proving
satisfactory will be exchanged or money refunded. This stock must be closed out in
ten days’ time, therefore the purchasing power of your doHar is doubled at
Columbiana Mercantile Co/s Store, Columbiana, Alabama
Beginning Wednesday, November 22d, at 9:00 a. m. under the auspices of
THE AMERICAN SALVAGE COMPANY.
MARK THE DATE
AND
MARK ST WELL
Let Nothing Keep
You Away
T HE-:-PEOPLE’S-: - AD V OCATE.
Published Every - Thursday
J. F. NORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
Montevailo Has $20,000 Fire,
Montevallo, Nov. 22.—Montevailo!
Items from Weldon.
'I
D. W. Sharbutt served as a
juror in Columbiana last week.
petit
Misses Lowis and Nora Holcombe.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES:
One copy one year, ; i i ; $1.00
One copy six months, i i i } .50
One copy three months, { ; * 25
Entered at the postoffice at Columbi¬
ana, Aia., as second-class mail matter
Columbiana, Nov, 30 1905.
Telephone No 26.
N. B. Williams to Speak.
Mr. N. 13. Williams, Montgom-
ery, Ala., will speak at the court
house in Columbiana on Monday,
December 4th, in the interest of
the Southern Cotton Association,
Everyone interested in this cause
should come to Columbiana on
that day and hear Mr. Williams.
Notice.
To delinquent subscribers:
Come in and pay what you owe
the Advocate between now and
January 1st. It takes money and
hard work to run a newspaper, and
we kindly ask those who are
-delinquent, to come forward as we
need the money.
was visited this morning by a most
devastating fire in her history. _ _ __
The flames started in the large two of Liberty, spent last Sunday after¬
story building on the left sjideofthe . wiJSe^^ila^was ther^also.^ ^
business portion of Main street. The
Pay your poll tax and become a
woter. Pay them now; it is very
important.
Be sure and come to Columbiana
■on Monday, December 4th, to hear
N. B. Williams speak.
The Farmers Union in Shelby
county is growing stronger day by
day, and the farmers have as much
right to organize as other laborers
and demand a fair price for their
products. We we say let the good
work go and let the Farmers Union
live and prosper.
An interesting booklet on the
water powers of Alabama by Prof.
33. M. Hall, has just been issued
’by the United States Geological
•survey, at Washington, D, C. The
’two booklets Nos, 107 and 115 con¬
tain a lot of valuable information.
By applying to the Director of the
geological survey, Washington,
D. C., for water supply and irriga¬
tion papers, these reports will be
furnished free of charge.
The Farmers Union is no), and
never will be, and organization
that will admit the merchants,
lawyers, bankers and combines, as
through the preceding organiza¬
tions we learned some very sad
•facts. Yet they were great lessons.
An organization that will admit
-all avocations cannot stand. We
'have no fight to make on the raer
chants, lawyers and bankers,, for
they are our friends. They have
their organizations, which is
nothing but right, and do you
think they would allow the farmer
to join theirs? No. Then why
not the farmer have the same
right? An organization that
■would admit all, would, after being
mixed up, be like the circus
we visited in our boyhood days.
In looking through the managerie,
• the Inst cage was composed of rab¬
bits, monkeys, parrotts, squirrella
and frogs, and there was more
noise made in this cage than all
the others combined. In fact the
farmers have learned to manage
their own business. We are the
people, the other fellow the folk.'—
Union Educator.
building was owned by E. S. Lyman.
The lower fioor was occupied by the
furniture department of Davies &
Geter. The upper floor was used as
offices and storage rooms. The entire
stock of furniture was destroyed and
was covered with little insurance.
Mr. Lyman’s law office was entirely
consumed with his handsome library,
which was no doubt the- best legally
equipped in the county.
In the storage rooms all the house¬
hold goods of J. C. Yasser were de¬
stroyed, and Mr. J. H. Davis here
sustained a personal loss of a chest of
fine silver. One white man was sleep¬
ing in the store and when he awakened
he rushed to the stairs to find the
entire passageway cut off by roaring
flames. His only mode of escape was
jump from the second story window,
which he accomplished with only a
few severe bruises and cuts.
The flames rapidy spread to Allen’s
meat market, which went down
quickly. Then on to Esiand’s barber
shop and Rogan’s undertaking es¬
tablishment and the Southern Ex¬
press Company’s office.
The work of the Are was so rapid
and the volunteer force go weak that
nothing was saved in either of these
buildings, except the papers and
books of the Express .company, Mr.
Hogan having time to secure these
from his safe. After these buildings
were burned the high belfry tower of
the Baptist church was seen to be in
a blaze. With one accord the people
realized that the burning of this
large structure meant the wiping out
of the entire business section of the
town, together with a number of
handsome residences, the Wilkerson
home and that of Capt. Reynolds
being adjacent. And here occurred a
noble deed of Heroism. Volunteers
were loudly called for to go into the
burning tower and try to save the
church. Four men scaled this tower
and were soon at work in the rapidly
burning structure, ft was an anxious
crowd below that watched the four
figures that struggled with the leap¬
ing flames above, and as the flames
were successfully extinguished loud
and long applause went up from the
people below. The men were Mr.
Crews and Mr. Kiliingswork, of this
place, and two young men of the Bell
Telephone company engaged in fitting
up tjie exchange here. A nice purse
was made up for them at once.
The fire is believed to be oj incindi-
ary origin. The loss is estimated
between $15,000 and $20,000, with little
insurance. It was difficult to get any
coijt.rol over the rapid spreading
flames, inasmuch as the water supply
was cut off and the wells and springs
were the only sources. Many of the
women courageously assisted in
drawing water to more quickly aid
the volunteers.—Age-Herald.
C. W. Walton, W. E. .Tucker, J. S.
Walton and nearly everybody went to
Columbiana last week.
Charlie Stone and wife, of Fourmile,
visited C. W. Walton last Sunday.
Married, at the home of the bride
• Mr. D. L. Morrison and Mrs. Lizzie
Thompson on last Wednesday night
at 8:3(>, Rev. W. G. McDaniel officia¬
ting.
Mex L. Sharbutt went to'Columbi¬
ana Saturday to stand an R. F. D.
examination.
Alvin Raseo, Nora Rasco and J. S.
Rasco and wife visited relatives near
Calvary last Saturday night and
Sunday,
We heard that Frank had to go by
himself last Sunday.
Misses Katy and Annie Eubanks
visited in our community Sunday.
The singing at J. S. Walton’s last
Sunday night was just a would have
been.
J- T, Crenshaw and wife spent last
Saturday night and Sunday with D.
W. Sharbutt and family.
Ed. Johnson, of near Sterrett, was
down to see his best girl last Sunday.
Several of our young people atten¬
ded the all day singing at Mt. Tabor.
Sunday and report there was not any
Wild Bill’s Chum.
- HOLIDY OPENING
AT THE
Son Lost Mother.
“Consumption runs in our family'
and through it I lost my mother,”
writes E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me.
“For the past five years, however, on
the slightest sign of a Cough or Cold,
I have taken Dr. King’s New Dis¬
covery for Consumption, which has
saved me from serious lung trouble.”
His mother’s death was a sad loss for
Mr. Reid, but he learned that lung
trouble must riot be neglected and
how to cure it. Quickest relief for
coughs and colds. Price 50c and $1.00;
guaranteed at the City Drug Store.
FOR CHILDREN:
Toys, Dolls, Horns,
Toy Stoves, Balls, Banks,
Rattles, Toy Guns, Tools,
Games, Watches,
Automobiles.
FOR MEN:
^Shaving Sets, Toilet Sets,
Collar and Gulf Boxes,
Cigar Cases, Smoking Sets,
Fonntain Pins, Necktie
Boxes, Match Boxes,
Military Sets.
Call For Contributions.
I have been appointed Treasurer
of Shelby county for the Relief
Fund for the sufferers in Russia,
who, by the late war, have been
rendered homeless and who are in
deep distress, and I kindly ask all
who are in sympathy with these
sufferers to contribute immediately
and as largely as possible to the
fund, which will, in measurers,
give food to the hungry, clothes to
the naked and relieve the sick and
suffering. Thanking you in ad¬
vance for contributing to this
fund, I am
Yours appreciatively,
I. Gordon,
Columbiana, Ala.
When you want a pleasant physic
try Chamberlain’s Stomach and LivCr
Tablets. They are easy to take and
produce no griping or other unpleas¬
ant effect. Sold by Williams Bros.
Wreck on Southern.
Last Thursday morning about
9 o’clock extra faeight train No 7
ran into fast freight train No. 72
about two miles west of this place,
killing engineer Hutchings.. The
engine bad broken down and Mr.
Hutchings went under the engine
to see what the trouble was.
While under the engine extra
freight No. 7 came bowling along
and ran into the rear of No. 72
smashing things up considerably
and pushing the engine wheels over
the body of Mr. Hutchings. The
body was very badly mangled, and
his remains were carried to his
home in Selma Thursday after¬
noon on , No. 15. Mr. Hutchngs
was well known in Selma, being an
Elk and a member of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers.
He leaves a wife and five children
to mourn his death.
The track was tourn up and the
road blocked until late Tbursday
night. It is stated that 72 did
not put out any flag when it stop
ped for repairs which caused the
collision.
Florence-
Health very good.
We are sorry to state that V. A.
Davis is no better.
Fate Joiner and family spent Sunday
with K. II. Davis and family.
C. C. Blackerby is on the sick list.
We hope for him a speedy recovery.
J. G. Davis and family spent Sunday
with J. W. Davis and family.
Mrs. Addie Davis spent S unday
with Mrs. M. T. Blackerby.
Messrs. Mask, of Birmingham, and
Allen, of Oaliaba Valley, spent last
week with J. G. Davis.
Rev. James Davis visited our com¬
munity Tuesday.
James Moore passed through our
community Sunday.
Old Sacred Harpe singing conven¬
tion will be held at New Bethesada
church the first Saturday and Sun¬
day in December. Everybody invited
to come and bring well filled" baskets.
Mrs. Walter Blackerby, of Fourmile,
spent. Sunday night with C. C, Black¬
erby and family.
I will close for this time as it is
getting late, and will try to do better
next time.
Santa Clause.
Piano to be Given Away.
With each One Dollar purchase you will get a ticket on this Piano.
We cordially invite you and your friends to attend OUR GRAND HOLIDAY OPFNTNP
•>»,, date. Ou, entire line of Holiday Seed, will be on exhibition date and w. aSSi th"
IS the most complete assortment that will be seen here this vear Our 1 * 1
.b„ appeals the economical Holiday buyer. VVe give l.er/a mere ojtlS, „ * 1”,7
FOR LADIES:
Vases, Books, Stationery,
Fancy China, Manaeure
Goods, Albums, Mirrors,
Cut Glass, Hand Bags,
Candelabra, Rings,
Lamps, Pictures,
Atamizei-w. Toilet
Sets, Perfumes.
In the above we have only mentioned a very few articles and we invite you to come and examine
for yourself and be convinced.
Q-OOEjS will be laid away.
“oufoMown 'HendHnr'f 6 ' 8 tor you, and purchases made here for
t ?°. 1 ,, , ll[ be eareIul] y P acked and shipped at your request. Gifts for friends in
town will he delivered at any tune vou desire.
HOT DRINKS FREE: Our hot soda outfit is in full operation, and delicious
hot drinks of all kinds will be served to the Ladies and Children FREE on that day. The
String Band will furnish music from 8:00 P. M. ’til 10:00,P. M- at night. Come and receive a
hearty cordial welcome.
TIE CITY MG STOi
3
Proprietors.
flEBCBuMBIE
ATTOBHEY—AT-LAW,
Columbiana, Ala.
Office in rear of Post Office.
G. B. WALKER,
Attorney and Councellor
— At-Law, —
Office Liles Building
COLUMBIANA, ALA.
JAMES KAY.
-^ATTORNEY AT LAW, -
Office Bank Building.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
.T. L. PETERS,
Attorney at-law and
Solicitor in Chancery.
COLUMBIANA, ALABAMA.
MILNER & EVANS,
LIVERY, FEED & SALE STABLE
Columbiana. Alabama.
Final Settlement.
State of Alabama, Shelby County,
Probate Court. 10th day of November,
1905. ’
Estate of Bridget Keefe.
Tliis day came Dennis Keefe
Administrator of the estate of
Bridget Keefe and filed bis
account, vouchers, evidences and-
statement for settlement of the same.
It is ordered that the 4th day of
December, 1905, be appointed a day
for making such settlement at which
time all parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. Longshore,
Judge of Probate.
Estray Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
following estray was taken up by
Chas. Dunnaway on the 13th day of
November, 1905, to-wit: One dark
bay mare, six or seven years old, 15
hands high, white hind feet, shod all
round, foretop cut, indefinite mark on
right shoulder supposed to be a
brand.
The proceedings were had before
J. E. Ruffin, Justice of the Peace,
Helena, Ala.
Given under my hand this 20th day
of November, 1905.
A. P. LONGSHORE,
Judge of Probate.
Herb. W. Edwards Injured.
Herb. W. Edwards, of Des Moins,
Iowa, got a fall on an icy walk last
winter, spraining his wrist and
Bruising his knees. “The next day”
he says, “they were so sore and stiff I
was afraid I would have to stay in
bed, hut rubbed them well with
Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and after a
few applications all soreness had
disappeared.” For sale by Williams
Bros.
trip
When You Have a Bad Cold
You want a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want a remedy that will re¬
lieve the lungs and keep expectora¬
tion easy.
You want a remedy that will
counteract any tendency towards
pneumonia.
You want a remedy that is pleas¬
ant and safe to take.
Chamberiain’s Cough Remedy meets
all of these requirements and "for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad
colds stands without a peer. For
sale by Williams Bros.
Cough Remedy
The Children’s Favorite *
—CURES—
Coughs, Colds, Croup and
Whooping Cough.
This remedy is famous for its cures over
alnrge part ol the civilized world. It can
always be depended upon. Jt contains no
opium or other harmful drug and may be
given as confidently to a baby as to an adult
Price 25 cts; Large Size, 50 ets.
The man who is ashamed to
| show his feelings over the death of
| his grandfather will' howl like
hyena at a baseball game.
The Exact .Thing Required Fcr
Constipation.
“As a certain purgative and
stomach purifier Chamberlain’s
■ Stomach and Liver Tablets
seem to he the exact thing
required, strong enongh for the most
robust, yet mild enough and safe for
children and without that terrible
griping so common to most purga¬
tives,” says R. S. Webster & Co.,
Udora, Ontario, Canada For sale by
I Williams Bras.
Lester Chape!-
Health of community good,
W. E. Lester made a business
to Columbiana Monday.
13- Moore, of Calvary spent Sunday
afternoon in our community with his
cousin.
John and Will Brasher, of near
Fourmile, visited in our comm uni tv
Sunday.
W. O. Brown, of East Saginaw,
passed through this place Sunday.
Sam Walton and family, of East
Saginaw, spent Saturday night, and
Sunday with relatives here.
Mrs. Roper and children spent one
day last week at East Saginaw.
L. W. Watson and son went to
Columbiana one day last week.
Arnos Acker, of Beesway and Ed.
Carden, of the Kingdom, were in this
place one day last week.
Nellie.
A Disasterous Calamity.
It is a disasterous calamity when
you lose your health, because indiges¬
tion and constipation have snapped
it away. Prompt relief can be had in
Dr. King’s New Life Pills. They
huiid up your digestive organs, and
cure headache dizziness,colic.constipa-
tion, etc. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
There Is Money In
Growing" Ginseng.
^——a i i —
Piof. Howaid, of the Missouri State Agricultural College says:
“I advise American farmers to cultivate Ginseng. Big profits are
realized. It is a hardy plant and is easily grown.”—A bulletin
issued by the Pensylvania State College in part says: “The sup
ply of native Ginseng root is rapidly diminishing, and price per
pound is correspondingly increasing, while the constant demand
for the drug in China stands as a guarantee of a steady market for
Ginseng in the future.”—Council General Rublee, of Hong Kong,
says in the U. S. Consulor reports: “The sale of Ginseng root
Grown in America is very large here, and the demand is so great
that much more could be disposed of advantageously. The root
is as indispensible to the four-hundred-million Chinese as their
rice.” (
Ginseng is a staple on the market the same as corn, wheat and
cotton. The present market price varies from $6 00 to $8.50 per
pound, while the cost of producing is less than $1.50. It is easy
to grow and requires very little ground. An acre of matured
Ginsing is worth $40,000. There is room in one’s garden to grow
several hundred dollars worth each year. The plant thrives
throughout the United States and Canada in any soil or climate
that will grow garden vegetables. We sell roots and seeds
for planting purposes and can show you how to make money grow-
ing Ginseng. There are t^o planting seasons, spring and fall.
With each order we give full instructions how to plant and care
for the garden You can get a good start in this business for a
small outlay and soon have a nice income. Send two cent stamp
today for literature telling about this wonderful industry.
BUCKINGHAM’S GINSENG GARDEN
Growers and Exporters
ZANESVILLE, OHIO.
T. T. ASHFORD, President.
GEO. COBB, Secretary.
Cirmingham Paint & Glass Co.
Sash,
DOORS,
BLINDS,
Lead,
OILS,
STAINS,
Mirrors,
Bent glass.
Window glass.
House Faints, Roof Faints,
Sliingle Stains.
Sash and Doors of Every Size-
Mantels and Orates.
Floor and Furniture Stains to Initate any Wood,
Heavy Front Door Glass in Nice Designs, Cold Water
Faint that won’t rub off, Enamels, Varnishes and Brushes
for every use.
Write us. AVe want to get acquainted with you. Largest handlers in
the State of Plate Window and Skylight Glass, White Lead and Linseed Oil.
2016 & 2018 Third Aye,,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Kingdom-
Health of community good at
present.
The farmers have been having
pretty weather for gathering
crops.
Grain sowing is now the order of
the day.
E. L. Crumpton went to Talla¬
dega couniy last Friday.
The goober parching at the resi
dence of Wilson Jones Thursday
night was enjoyed by all present.
Prof. S. J. Crumpton’s school
a is progressing nicely.
Maybe we will have some good
singing soon, as there is a music
school being taught in our com¬
munity'.
Cotton has gone up to a very
good price, hut we would advise
the farmers to hold a 1 i1 1 1 longer.
The quilting given‘by Miss
Bessie Mitchel was highly anjoyed
by all present,
■ S- * D.
Less Than One Fare for Round Trip to
A AKANSAS, OKLAHOMA INDIAN TERRITORY,
Texas, Kansas, new Mexico
On Sale No ’ember 21st, December 5th and 19th.
Low Christmas Holiday Rates.
For Information and Literature write
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
COLUMBIANA SAYINGS BANK,
LOCATED AT COLUMBIANA, ALA.,
At the Close of Business Oct. 7, 1905.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts.$44,756.71
Overdrafts. 484.65
Banking House. 5,000.00
Furniture and Fixtures. .!. 2,000.00
Other Real Estate . 3000.00
Due from Banks and Bank¬
ers itiThis Stat e . 12727.61
Due from Banksand Bank¬
ers in other States. 5055 42
Currency. 6101 00
Gold. 2045.00
Silver, Nickels and Pennies.. 1598.89
Checks and Cash Items. 4490.38
Total. $87,259.66
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid in. $20,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur¬
rent Expenses and Tax¬
es Paid. 2578.66
Individual Deposits subject
to Check. 39531.26
Savings Deposits. .. 918.81
Interest Bearing Deposits 1350.00
Cashier’s Checks..... 84.69
Notes# Bills Rediscounted 14,296.25
Bills Payable.. 8,500.00
Total.. $87,256 66
J. W. CANN, C. P. A.,
Birmingham, Ala.
J. N. CORNATZAR, AGP. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
Notice No. 29183.
Notice for Publication.
Department of the interior, land
office at Montgomery Ala., Oct. 20th,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of hi's intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of Circuit Court at Columbiana,
Ala., on Dec. 9, 1905, viz: Henry J.
Coshatt, Homestead enty No. 32628,
for the s half of ne qr, e half of nw qr,
sec. 6, tp 18 s r 2 e.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land,
viz: G. G. Davis, W, A. Richey, II. J.
Gassawa.v, T. A. Adams, all of Sterrett,
Ala.
Robert Barber,
Register.
Chamberlain’s Cough Heoiedy
pares Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough.
Notice of Application to Sell
Real Estate.
The State of Alabama, Shelby Co.
Probate Court, Special Term, No¬
vember 13th,1905.
Estate of Mary L. Moss and Geo. P.
Moss, Minors.
Tins day came W. H. Moss, Guar¬
dian of said minors, and filed his ap¬
plication in due form and under oath,
praying for an order of sale of certain
lands described therein and belong¬
ing to said minors, for the purpose of
the maintenance and education of
said minois.
It is ordered that the 1st day of De¬
cember, 1905, be appointad a day for
hearing such application at which
time all parties in interest can appear
and contest the same if they think
proper.
A. P. LONGSHORE,
Judge of Probate.
State of Alabama, 1
County of Shelby. ^
Before me came W. L. Farley, Cashier of Columbiana
Savings Bank, who being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement i« a true condition of said Bank,
as shown by the books on file in said Bank.
W. L. FARLEY, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of
October, 1905
W. W. WALLACE, Notary Public,
ATTEST: W. B. Browne, W. G. Parker, J. T. Leeper,
Directors.
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
Cures Cojas, .Croup and Whooping Cough. #
Blacksmith and General Repair Shop. Horse Shoeing
a Specialty, Special Attention Given to Horses
With Deformed Feet. Try us and
be Convinced
Lecroy & Tinney,
Ool-urabiana, .Ala,,
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PAINFUL PE! 8 ®" -
<o
Life often seems too long to the woman who suf¬
fers from painful periods. The eteir^l hear in sv
dov/n, headache, backache, Ieucorrhea, neivousness,
dizziness, griping, cramps and similar tortures arc
dreadful. To make life worth living, take
O'
Wine a"
Woman’s Relief
. . ^ quickly relieves inflammation, purifies and en-
1 ic i les the blood, strengthens the constitution and
permanently cures all diseased conditions from which
weak women suffer.
It is matchless, marvelous, reliable.
At all druggists’ in $1,00 bottles.
-hPEGPLE S-:-ADYOCATE
Telephone No. 20.
Social and Local News.
Columbiana was ona bo om all of
last week.
There was no preaching at any
of the churches Sunday.
J. R. Curgile, of Calera, was in
town a short while Friday.
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Ilf
WRITE US A LETTER
freely and frankly, in strictest confi-
den. e, telling us p il your symptoms and
troubles. Wa will send free advice (in
plain sealed envelope). Address; La¬
dies’ Advisory Dept. .The Cuattanooga
MeJi.ii.e Co.. Qiittanouya, Tenn.
“I SUFFERED GREATLY,”
writes Mrs. L. E. Clevenger, of Belle-
view, N. C., “at my monthly periods,
ail my life, but the fir st bottle of Car-
dui gave me wonderful relief, and now
I am in better health than 1 have been
for a long time.”
WE ABE STILL IN BUSINESS.
W. A. Tallant, of Calera, was in
town Friday and Saturday.
Mi's. T." P. Roberts, of Oxford, is
visiting relatives in the city.
G. M. Bilibery, of beat 10, was
in the city Friday on business.
Will Cameron, of Selma, was in
the city Friday and Saturday.
J. N. Robertson was in Birming
ham last Thursday on business.
Mrs. E. B. Nelson, of Empire,
visited relatives here last week.
J. W. Dodson, of Coalville,
served as a petit juror last week
Birm
W. A. Thompson was in
inghatn last Thursday on business.
Friday in Montgomery an business
M. B, Vardiman, of Wilsonville
was in town a short while Satur¬
day.
H. S. Latham, of Montevallo,
spent Sunday and Monday in the
citv.
While in town take a ride on the
merry-go-round.
Judge A,
spent
P. Longshore
Tuesday in Birmingham.
Prof. Johu VV. Moore, of Wel¬
don, was in town Saturday.
Cotton was selling in Columbi¬
ana Monday for 11£ cents.
G. A. Seale, of near Shelby, was
in the city Monday on business.
W. B. Browne, Esq., made a
business trip to Sterrett Monday.
Rev. T. K. Roberts and wife, of
Oxford, are visiting relatives in the
city.
Columbiana has a merry-go round'.
If you want to ride just come to
town.
The Citv Drug Si
We have been having some
spring weather for the past few
days.
Mrs. Isabella George, of Clanton,
spent a short while in the city
Monday.
J. D. Adkinson, of Coalville, was
among the visitors in town
Monday.
J. A. Robinson and wife, of
Rev. H. M. Millstead spent last n eftr Longview, were in the city
-of*-
All Kind- Fine and Fresh,
The Makers Pride,
The Height of Good Taste.
Come Here First and
You Will Go No Further.
SOLID YALUES THAT CANNOT SHRINK,
Roberts & non
County court adjourned Satur¬
day after being in session one
week.
Dr. T. G. Nelson was carried to
Birmingham Saturday for treat
ment. I
Eugene Williams of Vincent, has
been appointed postmaster ah that
place.
E. B. Nelson, of Empire, spent
a few days here last week with
relatives.
Read the large advertisement of
The City Drug Store and then
give them a call.
A NEW STOCK OF THE
Famous SELZ Shoes
HAS JUST BEEN RECEIVED BY US.
The Shoe With a World Wide Repuation,
A Shoe Which Never Fails to Make the Feet Glad.
Guaranteed To Be As Represented,
THERE'S INTO BETTE HI-
THEY AAR-IEI THE BEST-
WE WOULD ALSO REMIND YOU THAT OUR
Is new and fresh and contuins nothing but the very best in
Farmers:
Get Your Seed Oats at Our Store.
Mrs. W. F. Davis visited relat¬
ives in Montevallo apart of Satur
day and Sunday.
A. HI. Verehot. of Pratt City,
visited relatives in the city Satur¬
day and Sunday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Robertson neap Wilsonville on the
26th, inst., a boy.
Be sure and attend the Holiday
Opening of The City Drug Store
Saturday, Dec. 2.
Will Abercrombie has a posi
sition at Wylatn with the Tennes¬
see, Coal & Iron Co.
Mrs. H. W. Nelson returned last
Thursday night from a visit to
relatives in Montgomery.
J. F. Atchison, Shelby County’s
Coroner, who has been sick for
some time, is able to be out again.
Max Lefkovits and Phillip Er-
lick were in Birmingham and
Bessemer last Friday on business
E L. Fulton Jr.-, and family, of
Saginaw, spent last Wednesday
and Thursday in the city with
relatives.
U- A. Jackson, of beat 9, was in
town Friday, and while here re¬
newed his subscription to the
Advocate.
Several of the Shelby and
Wilsonville young people attended
the entertainment at the College
Hall Thursday night.
Mex L. Sharbutt, of Weldon,
was in town Saturday standing an
examination for a Rural Free
Delivery carrier out of Sterrett.
Rev. G. 1'. Harris has been
returned to this circuit by the
North Alabama , Conference. We
welcome Mr. Harris back to this
place.
Tuesday.
Mrs. W. S. Hyatt, of Talladega,
visited relatives in the city a few
days this week.
E. L. Bentley, of Pelham, was in
town Monday, and while here
subscribed for the Advocate a year
•J. F. Seale, of Shelby, was in the
city Saturday, and while here re
newed his subscription to the
Advocate.
Rev. J. G. Walker returned
Monday from Athens, where he
has been attending the North Ala
bama conference.
Mrs. Shortridge Dead.
EnsleyNovember 24,—Attorney
W. W. Shortridge, of Ensley, re¬
ceived a message to day announc
ing the death of his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth King Shortridge, which
occured yesterday at the home of
Chief Justice Gains of the Texas
supreme court at Austin. Mrs.
Shortridge was the wife of the late
Judge Daniel Shortridge of Monte¬
vallo. She was 88 years of age
and her death was rather sudden,
although she had been in feeble
health for some time.
Mrs. Shortridge was born on
October 17, 1817. She was the
daughter of the late Edmund King,
who was related to the late Vice-
President. IT. R. King, the only
vice president ever elected from
Alabama, Mrs. Shortridge was
eonneeed with a number of leading
families throughout the south.
She was the first white child born
in Montevallo, then known as
Wilson’s Hill:
Mrs. Shortridge was one of the
most talanted and most beloved
women that ever lived in Alabama
and is still favorably remembered
by the old time citizens in central
Alabama.
She is survived by one son and
two daughters and a large number
of other relatives scattered through
the country. Col. W. VV. Short¬
ridge is her only son and Mrs.
Gaines, wife of Chief Justice
Gaines, who removed from Dallas
county to Texas, where he was
afterwards electe I to the supreme
court, and Mrs. Leila Sedberry of
Jefferson Texas, are her two living
daughters.—Age Herald.
Has Just Received
Their Complete Outfit for Hot
Drinks of All Kinds During
the Winter Season.
COFFEE, HOT CHOCO¬
LATE, SOUPS and BOUIL¬
LONS will be served at all times
a9 well as all other delicious hot
drinks. This store has also just
received a complete line of fine
Jewelry. Notice this cut.
And
every
article is
guaran¬
teed. '
Come in—take a look at a
beautiful display of
- JEWELRY
A On the counter you will
also find catalog illus¬
trating
thousands
of useful
and
practical
Gems
If you want the
very best values
for your money
BUY HERE
THAT’S ALL
Commissioners Sale.
! -I A 'Vj Ai. •...
Under and by virtue .of a cr.mn /■-
sion issued to me ; on , }tb ftli dn.v < ’’
November, 1905, by tile. Tr.otyu • < , oil.
of Shelby County, I will proceed t<
sell for cash in front of the .'Court
House ir, Columbiana, Ala., on Mon¬
day, the 4th day of December, 1905,
for distribution among the joint own r
ers thereof, to.-wit: L. E. ‘Christian,''
Rosser Christian, W. L. Christian and
Walter Christian, the following de-’
scribed real estate,to-wit;
The se qr of sec. 31, tp. 21. r 1 e. and
the sw qr and the s half of the se qr <./
see. 32, tp. 21, r I e, and the e half of,,
the ne qr of sec. 0, tp. 22, r 1 e, and flic
n half of sec. 5, tp. 22, r 1 e.
W.W. WALLACE,
Commissioner.
LATHAM & BIRD, Proprietors.
Notice No. 2f>200.
Notice For Publication.
Department of tile Interior, land,
office at Montgomery, Ala.. October
30,1905.
Notice is. hereby given that the,
following-named settler. ha< filed,
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim,and that
said proof will be made before Clerk
of Circuit Court, at Columbiana. Ala.,'
on December 16,1905. vizJames M..
Allen, homestead entry Np. 33970, for .
the west half of sw qr of sec. 12. tp 11).
sofr2 w. He, names the following
witnesses to prove his eonlinnom-,
residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: , ,
Oscar Cox, Bridgeton,, Ala,, S. K.
McClellan, Quito, Ala., A. J. B. Cross."
Quito, Ala., VV. E. Cross, Quito, A la.
ROBERT BARBER,
. -Register. .
Mortgage Sale.
Under and by virtue of a mortgage"
executed to the undersigned by
Mamie B. Smith and Bryant Smith,
and recorded on page 203 of book No.
03. of records, of mortgages in the
office of the Judge of Probate oQ
Shelby county. I will proceed to self*
on the 18th day of December, 190,5, at
Post Ofliqe, Calera, Ala.,in said county."
to the highest bidder for csSh bet ween
the legal hours of sale the .following
described property, to-wit:
The surface right in and to the
west half of the sw qr, sec, 1, t p 22, r
2 westfalso the east half of the s e qr.'
sec. 2, tp 22, r 2 w, containing 10 i>’
acres, more or less.
P. BArk.
.Mortgagee. A
Birminham Title and
Guaranty Company.
Complete JNbstract Cf Qhelby County:
Abstracts of Title, Certificates of Title
Titles Guaranteed. A General Title Business.
11 BEST EQUIPMENTS; SUPERIOR WORK. §§
Prepared for a Thorough Investigation of Your
:-2_
S\ "i s is
TITLE. -2*&-
Write for Prices and Information. •
J. K. BROCKMAN, General Manager, Birmingham, Ala.
W. J. HORSLEY, Local Manager, Columbiana, Alabama.
FOR SALE—55 acres of good
farming land well improved. Lo¬
cated in the forks of Yellow Leaf
creek. Good house and outhouses,
also fine well of water. Will bell 1
cheap for cash.
J. E.. Rat, ,
R. F. D. No. 2.
Columbiana. Ala.
ISFotio©!
L have opened ftp a blacksmith’
and repair shop at the Tinney oltf
shop near the Methodist parson¬
age, and have two men to run the
same. Your patronage solicited.’'
Satisfaction gauranteed-
VV. W. ALBRIGHT,
Coiumbiana, Ala.
KILLthb cough I.
CURE the LUNCS
AND
WITH
Or. King's
Mm Discover
F 0 »C
f-
k-
P.riee »;■
50c &$t.0C j
Free Triph
CONSUMPTION
0UGHS and
J0LDS
Surest and Quickest Cure for all
THROAT and LUNG TROUB¬
LES, or MONEY BACK.
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Hon. J. L. Webb, President Home office—-Athens, G». John A. Dor win, Sec & Treats*
TI-IB SHELBY GO'CTISTTY DIVISION OF
The Mutual Life Industrial Association
OF GEORGIA.
PROTECTION AT HOME FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS-
In this issue will be found the
change in the advertisement of
Thompson and Riddle. Read
what they have to say abut shoes
and groceries.
Columbiana..-.Alabam el.
Notice No. 26154.
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Inferior, land
•office at Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 20,
1905.
Notice is hereby given that the
following-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the Circuit Court ad Colum¬
biana, Ala., on Jan. 9th, 1908, viz;
James M. Gilbert, Homestead entry
No. 34402, for the e half of ne qr, sw
qr of ne qr, section 24, tp 19, s r 2 w.
He names the following witnesses
to Drove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation !of said lands,
viz: F.-P. Sorrel, W. C. Brasher, G,
L. Maske, W. L. Coats, all of Quito.
Ala.
ROBERT E \RBEP,
Register.
Man’s Unreasonableness
is often as great as woman’s. But
Thos. S. Austin, Mgr. of the ‘’Repub¬
lican,” at Leavenworth, Ind., was not
unreasonable when he refused to
allow the doctors to operate on his
wife for female trouble. “Instead” be
says “we concluded to try Electrict
Bitters. My wife wa-' then so sick
she could hardly leave her bed, and
five (5) physicians bad failed to re¬
lieve her After taking Electric bit¬
ters she was perfectly cured, and can
now perform ,all her household du¬
ties.” Guaranteed by the City Drug
Store, price 50 cts.
T. F Atkinson has sold an in¬
terest in his stock of‘groceries to
J. S. and Geo. T. Bird, and bereaf
ter the style of firm will be Atkin
snn, Bird & Co.
Our people were highly enter¬
tained by the Eva Bartlett, Macey
Company at the College Hall last
Thursday night, and too much
praise cannot be given this
company.
One of the largest crowds that
has been in the citv this fall wa-
“I Thank the Lord!”
cried Hannah Plant, of Little Rock,
Ark.,“for the relief I got from Buck-
len’s Arnica Salve. It cured my
fearful running sores, which nothing
else would heal, and from which I had
suffered for five years.” It is a mar¬
velous healer for outs, burns and
wounds. Guaranteed at the City
Drug Store; 25c.
OFFICERS:
Dr. B. H. Smothers, President
Wilsonville, Ala.
W. L. Farley, Cashier Columbi¬
ana Savings Bank, Secretary and
Treasurer, Columbiana, Ala.
DIRECTORS:
Dr. O: E. Black, Wilsonvillp,
Dr. J. R. Morgan, Shelby Spring
Dr. H. B. Lane, Harpersville.
Dr. VV. A. Hays, Helena.
Dr. C. C. Oliver, Calera.
Dr. A. VV. Horton, Weldon'
J. F. Averyt, Shelby.
N. W. Abbott, Caiefa.
M. W. Hornsby, Shelby Springs.’
Dr. A. T. Rowe r Columbiana,
Dr. E. P. Chandler, Vincent.
Dr. T. H. Payne, Saginaw.
Insurance at actual cost. Insurance that suits the masses. Insurance for men and women from sixteen'
to sixty. One thousand members constitute a Division. One thousand dollars the limit of Policy. Money'
kept at home in your local bank. Paid to the member that dies as soon aa satisfactory proof of death ief'
received at home office. One-fourth of the amount due on the Policy can be paid within twenty-four hours'’
and the remainder in thirty days.
More Goods For Less Money.
The Columbiana Mercantile
Company will open up again one
day this week, and will be prepared
to sell the same goods for less
money and more goods for the
same money. Look for their i
circular announcing the date or j
the opening
No Poison in Chamberlain’s Gough
Remedy.
From Napier, New Zeland, Herald : •
Two years ago the Pharmacy Board!
(Dost to Join-
Glass A—Ages 16 to 30
Class B—Ages 30 to 40
Glass G—Ages 40 to 50
Class D—Ages 50 to 55
Class ,E—Ages 55 to GO
$4.00
5.00
6.00
.. 7,00
8 00
One year from the date of policy and annually
thereafter the annual dues are:
The above membership fees are paid only one
time. Of these amount one dollar shall be placed in
the bands of the local Secretary and Tr asurer as an
advanced assessment to meet the first death loss in
above Division,
Class A—Ages 16 to 3 ....
Class B—Ages 30 to 40...
Class C—Ages 40 to 50.
Class D—Ages 50 to 55 ..
Class E—Ages 55 to 60 .
..$!.< O'
-■ i:4,
.. 1.50
.. 1 .70
.. 2.CO
When a member dies each policy holder pays (o'
the local Secretary arid Treasurer within thirty days,'
$1.15. If no death, none needed.
here Wednesday to attend the j „f New South Wales,Australia', had an
openii g of theColumbiuna M -rcan | analysis made of all the cough medi-
tile Company’s removal sale. Peo
pie were lure from all parts of the
D. R. Ra\ and family, who went
out to Mnnkstown, 1’ex., Iasi year,
returned to this county last week
and are making their home at
( Wilsonville. Mr. Ray was in town
j Satti rday.
county and all our
a big business
merchants • id
On account of a wreck on the
Southern about two miles west of
Columbiana Thursday morning
the northbound passenger train
v.as delayed over foil: bo UTS, th.
tr in having to use the L. & N
cines that were sold in that market, i
j Out of the entire ist the. flusnd only i
I one that they declared was ent irely
free from all poisons. This exception ;
was Chamberlain’s Cough Kemtdy [
made by the Chamberlain Medicine
Company, Des Moins, Iowa, U. d A
The absence of all narcotics makes t hi -
remedy tile safest and best that, can ■
be had; and it is with a feeling qf i
security that any mother can give ir
to her litti; ones, t ' n ..e ••••) . t>’a
Cough Ret!)'-(:, s esp. ta:i
taemle
by
[« mailers .-
and whooping.
tack Horn He i e to Calera via of j C(>IUS) c , oup anu wtioopmg. w»u = ... :
Shelby; the southbound train also 1 This remedy is for sale by. W'illuuns j.i
had to b,e run that wav, ■ I Bros.. '• !
BEATS OF GEO. W. DAVIS, OF VINCENT, SHELBY COUNTY, ALA.
Deceased was a consistent member of the church, a lovin ; husband, kind and affectionate father
and good citizen. The best investment of his life was a policy i'n the Shelby County Division
of i he Mutual Life and Industrial Association of Georgia, which will be a gLeat benefit to the
..I f or -h’ldr'Mi who would have been left in very straighten'd circumstances without said
;; .liev. !'-• pulley holders respond cheerfully and promptly to the assment of only $1.15
and piwe i: $1,000 to be paid your wife and children shoirld' your labor, by providence be
1 . o-i. ; way from t hr :u . ''lie few who-l'.a lapsed will only have ten days to pay their $1.15 and
lie rein stated without extra cost-—What- a great mistake yon will make if you do not do this. If
y»u are fortunate enough to live you wflf not begrudge helping widows and orphans of your
deceased neighbor that much.
T. A. LEATHERS, Division Agent.'
’?«•!! Wanted to Represent this Popular Company. Apply to
I- WEBB, State Agent fop Alabama,
or T. A. LEATHERS,
Division Agent, Columbiana, Ala/
He tin l»!e
2*50 oib Avenue,
H) r t ut ng a to., A. l ab a m-.
No other female medicine in the world has received such widespread and
unqualified endorsement.
No other medicine has such a record of cures of female troubles or such
hosts of grateful friends as has
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
It will entirely cure the worst forms of Female Complaints, all Ovarian
Troubles, Inflammation and Ulceration. Falling and Displacement of the
Womb, and consequent Spinal Weakness, and is peculiarly adapted to the
Change of Life.
It has cured more cases of Backache and Leucorrhoea than any other rem¬
edy the world has ever known. It is almost infallible in such cases. It
dissolves and expels tumors from the Uterus in an early stage of de¬
velopment.
Irregular, Suppressed or Painful Menstruation, Weakness of the Stomach,
Indigestion, Bloating, Flooding, Nervous Prostration, Headache, General Debil¬
ity quickly yield to it. Womb troubles, causing pain, weight and backache, in¬
stantly relieved and permanently cured by its use. Under all circumstances it
invigorates the female system, and is as harmless as water.
It quickly removes that Bearing-down Feeling, extreme lassitude, “don't
care” and “want-to-be-left-alone” feeling, excitability, irritability, nervous¬
ness, Dizziness, Faintness, sleeplessness, flatulency, melancholy or the “blues”
and headache. These are sure indications of Female Weakness,-or some de¬
rangement of the Uterus, which this medicine always cures. Kidney Complaints
and Backache, of either sex, the Vegetable Compound always cures.
Those women who refuse to accept anything else are rewarded a hundred
thousand times, for they get what they want—a cure. Sold*by Druggists
everywhere. Refuse all substitutes.
THE DISCOVERER
Of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, the
Great Woman’s Remedy for Woman’s Ills.
William F. Cody earned the sobri¬
quet of “Buffalo Bill” in 1867, when he
was employed for $500 a month to fur¬
nish buffalo meat for the laborers on
the Kansas Pacific Railroad. In eigh¬
teen months he killed 4,280 buffaloes.
IfITSpermauentlycured. No fltsornervous-
ressafter first day’s use of Dr. Kline’s Great
KerveRestorer,$2trialbottleand treatise free
Dr.R. H. Ki.iXE.Ltd., tSIArek St.,Phila.,Pa
Charlotte Bronte’s husband is still alive
ut Banagher, England.
Mrs. Wins.ow’s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething,softens thegu ms,reduces inflamma¬
tion,allai s pain,cures wind colic,25c. a bottle
Whitefish and salmon trout are almost
extinct in Canadian waters.
Plso's Cureoannot be too highly spoken oi
rta cough cure.—J. W. O’Brien, S22 Third
Avenue, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan, 6,190},
Korea was greatly benefited by the Rus¬
so-Japanese war.
Catarrh Carniot He Cured
With local applications, as they cannot
reach the seat, of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mueoussurface
Hall’s Catarrh Curoisnot a quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one of the best physi¬
cians in this country for years, and is a reg¬
ular prescription. It is composed of the
best tonies known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mu¬
cous surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two ingredients is what produces such
■wonderful results in curing catarrh. Send
lor testimonials, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills tor constipation
The largest ship ever floated, tlie
Great Eastern, built in 1854 by the
Eastern Navigation Company, meas¬
ured 680 feet in length, 82 1-2 feet in
breadth and 58 feet in heighth. It re¬
quired three months to launch the [
mammoth craft. In 1885 she was sold I
at public auction for $126,000, which
•was only a fraction of the original
cost.
Euccessful efforts recently have been
made by the Canadian department of
fisheries in.the propagation of lobsters.
After repeated failures the department
also succeeded this year in transferr¬
ing live lobsters from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, it being believed that they
will multiply more rapidly in the latter
waters.
-r
Gov. George H. Utter, of Rhode
Island, is a Seventh Day Adventist,
and therefore on the last day of the
week the executive department of the
state does no business.
Bodio estimated that the population
'of the earth at the time of the death
of the Emperor Augustus was approxi¬
mately 54,000,000.
TWICE-T OLD TES TIMONY.
A. Woman Who Has Suffered Tells Hott
to Find llelief.
The thousands of »omen who suffer
Juackache, languor, urinary disorders
and other kidney
ills, will find com¬
fort in the words
of Mrs. Jan? Far¬
rell, of 606 Ocean
Ave., Jersey City,
N. J., who says:
“I reiterate all I
have said before in
prai-e of Doan’s
Kidney Pills. X had
been having heavy backache and
my. general health was affected when
I began using them. My f et were
■wollen, my eyes puffed, and dizzy
spells were frequent. Kidney action
.was Irregular and the secretions high¬
ly colored. To-day, however, I am a
well woman, and I am confident that
Doan’s Kidney Pills have made me
so, and are keeping me well.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N, Y.
The Japanese are experts on smoke
rings, and it is said in Japan it is con¬
sidered no uncommon trick to blow
three rings of smoke in succession, the
second traveling through the first and
the third through both. Some stage
performers 'are credited with becom¬
ing so expert in smoke blowing that
they are not only able to multiply the
number of rings thus made, hut actu¬
ally form Japanese characters repre¬
senting words and sentences. One
Japanese juggler, It is declared, pro¬
posed to his wife by forming the .char¬
acters representing his avowal of love
through a thin stream of smoke.
House rents has risen in Rome so
much faster than the anility of the
poor to pay that hundreds of families
have been camping, so to speak, in the
porches of, palaces and churches and
the doorways of e houses.
Not long ago Russia forbade the
purchase or sale of typewriters with¬
out police permission. It was done to
check the use of typewritten revolu¬
tionary circulars.
In the city of London Court a cred¬
itor described whisky as a luxury. “1
thought it was a medicine,” said Judge
Lumley Smith.
Sir Henry Bessemer, who invented
the famous Bessemer process of con¬
verting crude iron into steel, has been
paid $10,000,000 inroyalties.
There ig a fine opportunity in this viein-
lty to take orders for tlie celebrated White
Bronze monuments, headstones, grave
covers, etc., made by The Monumental
Bronze 'Company, 892 Howard Ave., Bridge-
ort, Conn. It is a good, le intimate busi-
pess, and they offer very liberal inducements,
nomeone should write them for the agency.
An instructor at Vassar College has
an old and interesting collection of
photographs—the photographs of the
babies of young women who are col¬
lege graduates. The babies in this
collection are strong and beautiful.
They number over 300.
BABY CAME NEAR DYING
From an Awful Skin Humor—Scratched
Till Flood Kan—Wasted lo a Skele¬
ton—Speedily Cnred by Cuticura.
“When three months old my boy broke
out with an itching, watery rash ail over
his body, and he would scratch till the
blood ran. We tried nearly everything,
but he grew worse, wasting to a skeleton,
and we ieared he would die. He slept only
when iii our arms. The first application of
Cuticura soothed him so that lie slept in
his cradle for the first time in many weeks.
One set of Cuticura made a complete and
permanent cure. (Signed) Mrs. M. C.
Maitland, Jasper, Ontario.”
There is a legend that crocodiles
moan and sign like a person in distress
to allure victims to their hiding places,
and by some it is reputed that they
even shed tears while devouring their
prey.
The cocktail, the national drink of
America, is said to have been invented
by one Elizabeth Flannagan, who con¬
ducted a hotel at White Plains, N. Y„
during the Revolutionary war.
“The Transfiguration,” a religious
painting by Raphael, which hangs In
the Vatican, is pronounced by critics
to be the greatest picture in the world.
It is called the “Jewel of the Vati¬
can.”
As a result of the high price of cam¬
phor French scientists have been
searching for a substitute. They claim
to have been successful in converting
turpentine into camphor.
The Chinese mother is very fond of
her children.
STOPS BELCHING.’
Cures Bad Breath—Positive and Instant
Cure Free—Xo Drugs—Cures
by Absorption.
A sweet breath is priceless.
Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers will cure bad
breath and bad taste instantly. ' Belching
and bad taste indicate offensive breath,
which is due to stomach trouble.
Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers purify the
stomach and stop belching, by absorbing
foul gases that arise from undigested food,
and by supplying the digestive organs with
natural solvents for food.
They relieve sea or ear sickness and
nausea of any kind.
They quickly cure headache, correct the
ill effect of excessive eating or drinking.
They will destroy a tobacco, whisky or
onion breath instantly.
They stop fermentation in the stomach,
acute indigestion, cramps, colic, gas in the
stomach and intestines, distended ab¬
domen, heartburn, bad complexion, dizzy
spells or any other affliction arising from
a diseased stomach.
We know Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers will
do this, and we want you to know it.
Special Offer. —The regular price of
Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers is 50c. a box. but
to introduce it to thousands of sufferers
we will send two (2) boxes upon receipt of
75c. and this advertisement, or we will
send you a sample free for this coupon.
1225 A FREE BOX. 130
Send this coupon with your name
and address and druggist’s name for a
free box of Mull’s Anti-Belch Wafers, a
cure for stomach trouble, to
Mull’s Grape Toxic Co., 328 Third
Ave., Rock Island, Ill.
Give .Full Address and Write Plainly.
Sold at all druggists, 50c. per box.
The next ten years, in the view of a
prophetic British engineer, will bring
enormous development of electric trac¬
tion, especially in supplanting steam
on suburban branch railroads and
short main lines. The incandescent
lamp will be improved, cheapening
electric lighting, possibly to the ex¬
tent of driving out all other illumi-
nants. Long distance telephony will
be greatly developed and wireless
telegraphy will become established on
ships, chiefly for safety. The genera¬
tion and transmission of electric
power promise little advance unless
some new source of electricity Is dis¬
covered. Direct production of current
from coal remains only a dream, and
Tesla’s transmission of power without
wires is no better. The universal
adoption of the steam turbine will he
the only advance in power stations.
The gold in sea water hag been esti¬
mated by Professor Liversidge at one
grain per ton. In his British Associa¬
tion address G. T. Bailby calculated
that a pinhead drop of cyanide solu¬
tion of this richness—that is, a cubic
millimeter of the weakest solution ob¬
tained in treating gold ore—contains
a number of molecules expressed by
125--followed by 18 ciphers, and that of
these molecules 6,500,000,000 are gold,
which is less than 1-60,000 inch apart.
Another computer shows that even in
this dilution the point of the finest
needle would cover 1,500 gold mole¬
cules. Thus we touch gold every¬
where in the sea, but we are not likely
to separate it as a profit.
Ten years ago a public-spirited citi¬
zen of Edinburg, Scotland, bequeathed
$500,000 for the building of a city hall,
but the town, council has never been
able to agree upon a scheme.
While it is not proven that life has
been generated artificially, the work of
the last year or two. has shown by so
many experiments as to be conclusive
that unfertilized eggs may be made to
develop by inorganic chemicals, like
magnesium chloride. This indicates
that life itself is a chemical process
not necessarily dependent upon ante¬
cedent life, but rather upon proper
combinations of elements and favor¬
able conditions. It is now reported by
a French biologist that if an eggs be
properly cut it will develop into as
many as sixteen small but otherwise
normal individuals. Whither these ex¬
periments are leading cannot even’be
guessed, but we may well heed the
caution to be prepared for surprises.
Germany leads European countries
in the number of publications with 5,-
500 newspapers, of which 800 are*
dailies. England is second with 3,000,
of which 809 are dailies. France, It¬
aly, Austria-Hungary, Spain, Russia.,
Greece and Switzerland follow in or¬
der. Asia has not less than 3,000 pe¬
riodical, paper, and Africa 200 dailies.
America has 17,223 publications, of
which 2,215 are dailies.
(From the Chicago Journal, Nov. 6,
1905.)
When Commissioner Garfield went to
the Chicago packers and asked permis¬
sion to inspect their hooks, the condi¬
tion was made that no information he
might obtain therefrom would be used
in court proceedings against them.
Mr. Garfield gave this pledge, it is
stated, and the packers allowed him to
study their business in all its details
from the inside.
Now, it is announced, the results of
his study have been turned over to the
Government department of justice to
be employed in legal prosecution of the
packers.
Commissioner Garfield would not
have ventured to give the pledge that
was demanded by the packers without
instructions from Washington. He
pledged, not his own word, but the I
Government's. It is.not his good faith, j
but tlie Government’s, that is in ques¬
tion now.
The Journal has no concern for the
packers, except as they are citizens of
Chicago. If it can be proved that they
are guilty of engaging in a conspiracy
in restraint of trade, they ought to be
punished.
But their guilt, if they are guilty,
must be fairly proved. They must be
given a square deal.
Since the Government has elevated
Its vision to such a height as to over¬
look the nest of defiant criminal trusts
almost within the shadow of the eapi-
tol dome. In order to fasten itself a
thousand miles away upon Chicago,
the Government and the President
cannot he too careful to avoid suspi¬
cion that they are more anxious to
prosecute Western offenders than of¬
fenders in the East.
Some of the methods already em¬
ployed in this case have not been par¬
ticularly distinguished for decency.
When the Government enters a man’s
house and takes his private papers,
when it drags the wives of packing
house employes into court and puts
them under heavy bonds, it is hardly
dignified, not to say honorable, nor
even respectable.
Three "Reasons.
N the first place, bad roads
are an extravagance, and
the second place they con¬
tribute much to the isola¬
tion of farm life. A third
consideration may be added—the
wholesbme effect of good ^highways
on the farmer himself. Any one of
these reasons is sufficient to warrant
a considerable expenditure of money
and time on improvements. Togeth¬
er they make an Invincible argument.
The modern farmer keeps in touch
with the market either by telephone or
by his daily newspaper. Frequently
in the case of ordinary produce, oc¬
casionally with the important staples,
he can take advantage of a temporary
rise in the market—provided the roads
are good. If they are bad his precau¬
tions go for nothing.
The waste of time involved in haul¬
ing through mud is apt to be over¬
looked. The farmer is too inclined to
think that it makes no difference—
maybe he wouldn’t be working that
day, anyway. But it is just in this
neglect to make the most of their
time that other farmers' fail. It is
important that all hands keep busy all
the time on a farm as it is that they
be kept constantly at work in a manu¬
facturing plant. Another element of
waste in using bad roads is the wear
and tear on the horses, wagons and
harness. All appliances have to be
renewed much more frequently when
they are subjected to the strain of
hauling through mud than they would
if used only an macadam.
The side of this question which af¬
fects the matter of taste also has a
practical bearing. Dirt and shiftless¬
ness tend to get together. The far¬
mer whose wagon is covered with clay
doesn’t feel the pride in keeping up his
place that he would if his vehicles
came back clean from a drive to town.
Manufacturers and business men of all
sorts are finding that it pays to keep
their plaes shipshape. The most suc¬
cessful farmers have learned the same
lesson. Muddy roads are enemies to
the good order that helps make a
farm successful. It is hardly neces¬
sary to dwell on their relation to that
isolation which Mr. Morton rightly
said is the chief objection to farm life.
In part this is inevitable. But it can
be greatly relieved by the improve¬
ment of roads. There is no reason
why a farmer’s family should suffer
solitary confinement during many
weeks of the year.
The remedy is in the farmer’s own
hands. With unanimity of action they
could enlist help that would bring
widespread relief within a few years.
Some Pertinent Questions (For Farmers.
How much do you suppose it costs
you a year to repair your wagons and
harness on account of bad roads? Flow
much does it cost j r ou a year for shoes
and clothing that are ruined by your
children wading through the mud to
school? How much does it cost you a
year for medicine to cure your chil¬
dren’s colds - contracted in wading
through the mud to school and church?
How much of a damage a year to you
is the mud that prevents your children
from attending school, or damage done
to them, rather, in the loss of an edu¬
cation? How much damage to you is
our had roads in preventing your reach¬
ing market with your produce?' You
are perfectly willing to spend plenty
of money in the buying of reapers and
mowers and other farm machinery.
You are willing to purchase fine car¬
riages and harness. At the price pota¬
toes are to-day one load would be the
average farmer’s tax for ten years for
good roads, at the end of that time the
roads would be good and you could
vote to rescind the law if you wanted
to, and you would have good roads and
no tax for thirty or forty years, the
balance of your life.
State Aid.
New Hampshire has taken a most re¬
markable step in the direction of a
better system of public highways. A
measure has been enacted into law
appropriating no less a sum than three-
quarters of a million dollars for the
permanent improvement of the main
highways of the State. The money is
to be raised at the rate of $125,000 a
year for six years.
This amount will build a great many
miles of macadam road, and will no
doubt lead to still further construction
in years to come.
It is what we will all have to come
to, sooner or later. The State must
do the general road-making. The cities
and villages and even counties are too
small units for so large a work. But
State and towns in combination can
accomplish a great deal and the bur¬
den will be lighter. New Hampshire,
in reality, has only taken a place in the
march of process.
Care Willi Model Koads.
Considering the importance of good
roads, it is of vital moment that object-
lessons in their building should be
well taught. For this reason none but
the most skillful engineers and the
most conscientious contractors should
be employed in building model roads.
If the improvement proves good and
permanent, it will soon convince the
taxpayers that more such road is de¬
sirable, and development in that line
will follow. Should the model road
prove defective, it would be a serious
setback to the cause.
Gives 830,000 in Samples.
“How brisk this fall trade is,” said
the department manage joyously.
“The hum of business is sweeter in
my ear than a Wagner overture. Al¬
ready we have sent out to-day §50
worth of dress samples.”
“That seems rather wasteful,” said
the up-country storekeeper.
“Wasteful? Not at all. It is a part
of the day’s work like supplying our
patrons with free ice water. We snip
off and give away $20,000 worth of
samples every year. Judge from that,”
he said,-“the mass of orders that we
get in return.”—New York Press.
Submarine signaling has been tried
successfully in the Mersey.
There Is only One
Genuine-SyrUp of FlgS,
The Genuine Is Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co,
Tlie Genuine- Syrup of Figs- is for Sale, in Original
Packages Only, by Reliable Druggists Everywhere
Knowing the above will enable one to avoid the fraudulent imita¬
tions made by piratical concerns and sometimes offered by unreliable
dealers. The imitations are known to act injuriously and should
therefore be declined.
Buy the genuine always if you wish to get its beneficial effects.
It. cleanses the system gently yet effectually, dispels colds and headaches
when bilious or • constipated, prevents fevers and acts best on the
kidneys, liver, stomach and bowels, when a laxative remedy is needed
by men, women or children. Many millions know of its beneficial
effects from actual use and of their own personal knowledge. It is the
laxative remedy of the well-informed.
Always buy the Genuine- Syrup of Figs
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Color more goods brighter and fas er colors than any other dj-e. One 10c package colors ail fibers. They dye in cold wa ;er belter than any other dye. Yon
can dye any garment without ripping apart, Write lor free booklet—How to Dye. Bleach and Mix Colors. iUOMtUE iilt{JG CO.* Uniouville, .Missouri
There is a boom in mushrooms this
year in England.
Itch' cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s
Sanitary Lotion; never fails. Sold by
Druggists. Mail orders promptly filled
by Dr; Detehon, Crawfordsville, Ind. $1.
The cost of getting out lumber has not
increased in Mississippi. >
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer, Blood
Poison. Greatest Blood Purifier Free.
If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full of humors, if you have blood
poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and lumps,
scabby, pimply skin, bone pains, catarrh,
rheumatism, or any blood or skin disease,
take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) accord¬
ing to directions. Soon all sores heal,
aches and pairs stop, the blood is made
pure and rich, having the skin free from
every eruption, and giving the rich glow of
perfect health to the skin. At the same
time B. B. B. improves the digestion, cures
dyspepsia, strengthens weak kidneys. Just
the medicine for old people, as it gives
them new, vigorous blood. Druggists, $1
per large bottle, with directions for home
cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describe
trouble and special free medical advice
also sent in sealed letter. B. B. B. is es¬
pecially advised for chronic, deep-seated
cases of impure blood aDd skin disease,
and cures after all else fails.
$5,000
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Am.48,1905.
Imports of the United States so far
amount to $1,117,507,500, exports to
$1,518,462,833.
Taylor’s Cherokee Remody of Sweet Gnm
and Mullen is Nature’s great remedy—Cures
Coughs, Colds, Croup and Consumption,
and all throat and lung troubles. At drug¬
gists, 25o., EOc. and $1.00 per bottle.
London’s first Turkish bath under
municipal control was .opened recently.
A bath costs 50 cents.
MOZLEY’S
LEMON ELIXIR
—A SUITE CUBE FOE—
CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS
and all disorders of tlie Stomach and
Bowels. 50c. a bottle at drug stores.
FOR WO RUIN
troubled with ills peculiar to AS3r''i
their sex, used as a douche is marvelously suc¬
cessful. Thoroughly cleanses, kills disease germs,
stops discharges, heals inflammation and local
soreness, cures leuconbcea and nasal catarrh.
Psxtine is in powder form to be dissolved in pure
water, and is far more cleansing, healing, germicidal,
and economical than liquid antiseptics for all
TO2LET AND WOMEN’S SPECIAL. USES
For sale at druggists, 50 cents a box.
Trial Box and Book of instructions Free.
FI. Paxton Company Boston, Mass.
Ef afflicted
with weak
eyes* mso
Thompson’s Ep Safer
Fer Your four Hesse
The Best Antiseptic Known.
thy it for
Bwiifisiig Strati^
Sprains, Swellings
and Enlargements.
Price, 25c., 50c. and $1.00.
Dr. EARL 8. SLOAN,
615 A8foany St., Boston, ftflags.
25.000 FREE SAMPLES
GILBERT’S
GRAVEL KB COMPOUND,
The Great Tonic in Guaranteed to
Give Satisfaction.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible
for more sickness and suffering than any other
disease; therefore, when, through neglect or
other cause, kidney trouble is permitted to
continue, fatal results are sure to follow.
It used to be considered that only urinary and
bladder troubles were to be traced to the kid-
neys.but now modern science proves that near¬
ly all diseases have their beginning in the dis¬
orders of these most important organs.
Your other organs may need-attention—but
your kidneys most, because they do most and
need your attention first.
If you are sick or “feel badly,” begin taking
Gilbebt’s Gravel Weed Compound, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, because as
Boon as your kidneys are well they will help all
the other organs to health. A trial will con¬
vince any one. Write us for a sample of this
famous remedy—will be sent free of charge.
THE T, H, GILBERT DRUG C0„ Huntsville, ill
Regular sizes sold by all druggists at 60o tni
?1.00 per bottle.
$1,000
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“ALWAYS -JUST CORRECT”
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JUST THE KIND YOU WANT
Your dealer will see that you are supplied with these
shoes if you insist. Every dealer ought to give
you the best. See that you get these.
For business or dress ask for “SIR KNIGHT”
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LARGEST FINE SHOE EXCLUSIVISTS
ST. LOUIS, U. S. A.
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ANTI-GRiPiNE
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JfejA GRIP, BAB C0LD, HEADAGHE AND NEURALGIA.
I won’t sell Antl-Griplne to a dealer who, won’t Gnaranteelt.
Call for your MONEY BACK IF IT DOESN’T CUBE.
jr, w. Dietner, M.&., Manufacturer, Springfield, Mo*
W.l. DODO LAS MAKES AW SELLS
MORE MEN'S $£S.S® SHOES THAM
AMY OTHER MANUFACTURER.
^ H Hfin REWARD to anyone who can
g UjOuU disprove this
W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes have try their ex¬
cellent style, easy fitting, and superior wearing
qualities, achieved the largest sale of any £3.50
shoe In the world. They are just as good as
those that cost you $5.00 to $7.00 — the only
difference te the price, li l could take you into
my factory at Brockton, Mass., the largest In
the world under one roof making men’s fine
shoes, and show you the care with which every
pair of Douglas shoes is made, you would realize
why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the best
shoes produced in the world.
If I could show you the difference between the
shoes made In my factory and those of other
makes, you would understand why Douglas
$3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold
their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of
greater Intrinsic value than any other $3.50
choc on the market to-day.
W. L. Douglas Strong Made Shoe* for
Men, $ 2 . SO, $ 2 . 00 . Boy*' School &
Dross Shoes, $ 2 .SO, $ 2 , $ 1 . 7 B, $ 1.50
CAUTION .—Insist upon having W.L.Doug-
las shoes. Take no substitute. None genuine
without his name and price stamped on bottom.
WANTED. A shoe dealer in every town where
W. L. Douglas Shoes are not gold. Full line of
samples sent free for inspection upon request.** •
Fast Color Eyelets used; they will not wear brassy.
Write for Illustrated Catalog of Fall Styles.
W. Jj. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
PI SO S CURE FOR
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use
in time. 8old by druggists.